Houthis launch drone attack on Saudi air base
Sun, Apr 18 2021 09:58:27 AM
Sanaa, Apr 18 (IANS): Yemen s Houthi militia said they fired an explosive-laden drone toward King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia s southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. The hit was accurate, Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement on Saturday reported by the rebel group s al-Masirah TV.
Saudi Arabia has made no comment on the alleged attack, reports Xinhua news agency.
Cross-border missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis have escalated since February when the group began a major offensive against the Saudi-backed Yemeni Army to capture the oil-rich province of Marib.
2021-04-16 12:05:44 GMT2021-04-16 20:05:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADEN, Yemen, April 16 (Xinhua) Amid calls for de-escalation in war-ravaged Yemen, fighting continued in the country s northeastern oil-rich province of Marib with more than 82 people killed in the past two days, an official told Xinhua on Friday.
In the latest clash, militants of the Houthi rebel group carried out several offensives and attacked various areas controlled by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces around the strategic province, the local official said on condition of anonymity.
The Houthi armed attacks resulted in the killing of nearly 34 soldiers of the government forces stationed near Marib s main entrances, the source said.
2021-04-15 10:05:44 GMT2021-04-15 18:05:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SANAA, April 15 (Xinhua) Yemen s Houthi militia said they fired seven ballistic missiles toward a Saudi Aramco oil site in Saudi Arabia s southwestern city of Jizan at Thursday dawn, causing a fire. The attack was accurate and caused a huge fire in the site, Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement aired by the group s al-Masirah TV. At the same time, our forces launched four drones in the direction of the Patriot anti-missile system in Jizan, he added.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed five ballistic missiles and four drones launched by the Houthi militia from Yemen toward Jizan.
Assahifa From Rabat
3:30 pm Et April 15, 2021
Yemen s Houthi militia said they fired seven ballistic missiles toward a Saudi Aramco oil site in Saudi Arabia s southwestern city of Jizan at Thursday dawn, causing a fire. The attack was accurate and caused a huge fire in the site, Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement aired by the group s al-Masirah TV. At the same time, our forces launched four drones in the direction of the Patriot anti-missile system in Jizan, he added.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed five ballistic missiles and four drones launched by the Houthi militia from Yemen toward Jizan.
Cairo, April 13 (IANS) The Arab Parliament (AP) has condemned the Yemeni Houthi militia attacks using explosive-laden drones and ballistic missiles on targets in southwestern Saudi Arabia.