SANAA, Jun 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia said, they launched two bomb-laden drones towards the Saudi international airport of Abha, at noon yesterday.
“The armed drones hit military targets inside the airport,” Houthi military spokesman, Yehya Sarea, said in a statement, aired by the rebel-run al-Masirah TV.
Meanwhile, Saudi-owned Alarabiya TV reported that, the Saudi air defences, intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden drone that the Houthi militia launched, towards the Saudi south-western city of Khamis Mushait.
The Houthi group intensified cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia since Feb, when the group launched a large offensive against the Saudi-back Yemeni government army, to capture the oil-rich province of Marib in central Yemen, which hosts nearly two million internally displaced persons.
The United Nations warned that, the offensive on Marib could lead to a major humanitarian catastrophe.
Last week, an Omani delegation visited Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as part of international efforts to convince the Houthis to accept a recent UN-proposed cease-fire.– NNN-SABA
