SANAA, Jun 11 (NNN-YPA) – The Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said, his group now has “home-grown” ballistic missiles that can defeat the U.S.-made missile defence systems, owned by the Saudi-led coalition, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
“We now possess high-precision missiles that can cruise very long distances, and the new American system has failed to intercept them,” the Houthi chief said, when he addressed tribe leaders from Yemen’s south-western province of Taiz, according to the report.
In Jan, the Houthis claimed they launched several rounds of missile and drone attacks against targets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is more than 2,000 km away from Yemen. The attacks prompted fears that the militia group owns more powerful missiles that can reach further targets.
The UAE, which played a big role in the coalition, said, its U.S.-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) had successfully intercepted most of the Houthi missiles.
Al-Houthi also accused the Saudi-led coalition and the Yemeni government of continuing to “stockpile munitions, to stoke more tension in the phase,” despite a nationwide truce in place in the country.– NNN-YPA
