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The Djiboutian government said it rejected a request from the United States to use its territory to launch operations against the Sanaa government forces.
This was stated by the Prime Minister of Djibouti, Abdoulkader Kamil, according to what the American agency “Bloomberg” reported.
Kamil said that “after the start of the Houthi missile attacks in October, Washington asked for permission to conduct operations against the Houthis from within its naval base in Djibouti, but the government refused.”
He added: “It was very clear from the beginning, we do not want to get into a war, the United States is there and we have told them: be careful, do not bring the war here.”
He pointed out that “the United States was allowed to install an anti-missile defense system in the country to protect its base, but it is not allowed to launch surveillance drones to monitor the Houthis from Djibouti, or to launch missiles.”
The agency said that “the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have enhanced the importance of international investments in military equipment and intelligence gathering in Djibouti, more than ever before.”
Also, the agency quoted a spokesman for the US Department of Defense as saying that “the ministry is taking steps to strengthen regional deterrence against Houthi attacks.”
