Washington on Friday said it was cutting the number of troops and air defence units deployed to the Middle East, including Patriot batteries and an anti-missile system, called THAAD, from Saudi Arabia.
“This will not affect the Saudi air defences,” coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki told reporters.
“We have a strong understanding with… our allies about the threat in the region. We do have the capability to defend our country.”
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