Arab Coalition responding to Houthis in kind after attacks on Saudi Arabia
The forces of the Arab Coalition succeeded in repelling attacks launched recently by the Iran-backed Houthi militia against civilian targets in southern Saudi Arabia.
The coalition also dealt
a painful blow to the militia.
It said it had intercepted
and destroyed 11 explosive drones launched by the militia.
The coalition added
that it succeeded in sabotaging all attacks by the Houthis and destroying the
equipment used in those attacks.
The Houthis claimed,
meanwhile, responsibility for the bombing of the King Khalid Air Base in the
southwestern part of Saudi Arabia.
Militia Spokesman,
Yahya Saree', said his militia had carried out an offensive against the base,
using a drone.
Attacks by the Houthis
on civilian targets and areas drew Arab and international condemnation.
The Organization of Islamic
Cooperation expressed strong condemnation of the Houthi terrorist militia's
continued attempts to target civilians in Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, Egypt
denounced the Houthis, especially their attacks against civilian areas in
southern Saudi Arabia.
Cairo reiterated its firm
support of Riyadh and the measures it is taking to protect itself against
Houthi attacks.
Those attacks, it said,
are a violation of international law and a threat to peace and security in the
region.
Units of the Yemeni
army and the Popular Resistance Forces ambushed some militiamen in the
northwestern part of Ma'rib province, causing heavy human and material casualties
to them.
The Yemeni News Agency quoted
a military source as saying that the army had besieged a group of militia
members and clashed with them, using light and medium weapons.
Most of the members of
the group were either killed or injured, the source said.