Coalition forces intercept two Houthi drones targeting Khamis Mushait
The Arab Coalition has intercepted two Houthi drones
fired from Yemen’s Amran province targeting the southern Saudi city of Khamis
Mushait, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent.
“Colonel Al-Maliki explained that all attempts by
the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia to launch drones are doomed to fail
and the coalition takes all operational procedures and best practices of rules
of engagement to deal with these aircraft to protect civilians,” a statement on
the Saudi Press Agency read.
The attack came hours after CENTCOM Spokesman Lt.
Col. Earl Brown said on Wednesday that the US is investigating reports of an
attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on a US drone operating over Yemen.
A week ago, a drone attack by the Houthis on an
oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia caused a fire at a gas plant, but state-run
Saudi Aramco said oil production was not affected.
