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handle is hein.crs/govefkt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ~.Research Service informing the legisIafive d bate since 1 14____________________ Attacks against the United Arab Emirates: Issues for Congress March 16, 2022 Overview In early 2022, the Iran-backed, Yemen-based Ansar Allah/Houthi movement (the Houthis) launched several missile and drone attacks against targets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing three foreign nationals. Targets in the UAE included Al Dhafra Air Base, which hosts the United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. In Congress, Houthi attacks against the UAE have renewed debate over whether to redesignate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). President Trump designated the Houthis as an FTO in January 2021; President Biden reversed that decision citing concerns that the designation could impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Houthi-controlled areas. The Biden Administration has designated individual Houthi leaders and financiers and said a review is underway regarding redesignating the group. In addition to debating sanctions, some lawmakers have called on the Biden Administration to demonstrate greater U.S. commitment to helping Gulf partners defend themselves. To date, the Administration has dispatched additional military assets to the UAE, such as a squadron of F-22 Raptors and the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole. The UAE may be exploring additional purchases of missile and counter-drone defense systems from the United States or U.S. partners, such as Israel. However, the UAE has also drawn closer to China and Russia, with some Emirati analysts publicly questioning the U.S. commitment to the Gulf U.S.-UAE relations have been tense: the United States is seeking greater Emirati cooperation in condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine and boosting global oil supplies, while the UAE has remained open to relations with multiple great power rivals. Background In Yemen, Houthi military setbacks at the hands of UAE-backed local militia may have led to escalatory Houthi aerial assaults on UAE targets in early 2022. Since 2020, the Houthis have advanced in Marib governorate against the last northern stronghold of Yemen's internationally-recognized government. By late 2021, Houthi forces had made significant territorial gains, alarming Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the two primary backers of anti-Houthi forces in Yemen. The UAE subsequently deployed its local militia Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11891 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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