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Send Yemen s Houthi militia said they launched a new attack on Tuesday at the King Khalid Airbase in Saudi Arabia s Khamis Mushait city.
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Sana: The attack hit the target accurately, Xinhua news agency quoted Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea as saying in a statement.Â
However, the Saudi-led coalition forces said earlier on Tuesday that they had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone fired by the Houthi militia from Yemen towards Kamis Mushait, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.Â
The Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi militia has been targeting Saudi cities and oil facilities on a nearly daily basis.Â
Many of the cross-border drones were intercepted and ballistic missile attacks foiled by the Saudi-led coalition forces.Â
2021-03-16 14:35:31 GMT2021-03-16 22:35:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SANAA, March 16 (Xinhua) A total of 28 Houthi rebels were killed on Tuesday in fighting with the Yemeni army in Yemen s northwestern province of Hajjah, state Saba news agency reported.
The fighting in al-Bidah area of Abs district also destroyed several rebels military vehicles, Saba added, without providing further details.
Meanwhile, the Houthi group has made no comment.
On Friday, the Yemeni army announced a large-scale military offensive in Hajjah. The army recaptured several areas in the districts of Abs and Mustaba in the past four days as the battles were going on in several other districts in the province.
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2021-03-14 11:35:38 GMT2021-03-14 19:35:38(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HAJJAH, Yemen, March 14 (Xinhua) The Yemeni army backed by the Saudi-led coalition forces has begun a large-scale offensive in the frontline of Abs district, southwest of the northern Hajjah province, against the Houthi rebels.
The offensive comes after years of a political and military stalemate during the six years of deadly civil war.
As the tanks were moving and firing, the army soldiers were advancing along an asphalt road towards the southern tip of Abs.
Houthi fighters responded with heavy gunfire and artillery shelling from sandy hills and green farms, showing fierce resistance.