Saudi-led coalition intercepts bomb-laden drone, missile
Sat, Apr 10 2021 11:42:51 AM
Riyadh,
Apr 10 (IANS): The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that it intercepted a bomb-laden drone and a missile launched by the Houthi military towards the border cities of Khamis Mushait and Jazan, respectively.
Both the drone and the missile were intercepted on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
The coalition accused the militia of committing war crimes by targeting civilians and civilian sites .
Both cities are among districts in southwestern Saudi Arabia that are frequently targeted by Houthis with drones and missiles.
Meanwhile, the Houthi rebels said they launched a bomb-laden drone attack towards the Abha airport in Saudi Arabia.
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Yemeni forces claim killing Houthi rebels
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Sanaa, April 9 : Yemeni government forces claimed to have killed and injured dozens of Houthi rebels following an offensive launched in the country s oil-rich province of Marib. The national army forces managed to defeat the terrorist Houthi militia after launching a well-planned military attack and shelling on several rebel-held locations in Marib, Xinhua news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying in a statement on Thursday.
The government forces raided Houthi trenches in western Marib, killing and wounding dozens of Houthi fighters as well as destroying their weapons, it added.
8,000 killed by landmines in Yemen s civil war
Thu, Apr 08 2021 12:08:33 PM
Sanaa,
Apr 8 (IANS): Landmines laid by the Houthi group during the years-long civil war in Yemen killed nearly 8,000 people so far, state-run news agency Saba reported.
According to the Saba news agency, the mines and explosives planted by the Houthi militia caused a major humanitarian disaster in Yemen, killing more than 8,000 people, including children and women, since the beginning of the war in September 2014, reports Xinhua news agency.
The explosions of the Houthi-laid landmines killed also 61 bomb disposal technicians affiliated with the national pro-government forces, it said.
The pro-government bomb disposal technicians have dismantled and destroyed more than 689,000 mines and explosive devices during the past six years in the war-ravaged country, it added.