RIYADH – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has reportedly launchedmultiple drone attacks targeting Jizan Airport in Saudi Arabia near theborder with Yemen. Reuters reported citing a tweet by TV channel Al-Masirah.
According to the report, the attacks targeted Saudi drone bunkers andstations in the airport.
There has been no official confirmation from Riyadh.
Last week, Saudi air defences reportedly shot down a Houthi explosive-ladendrone near the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in the city of Jizan, aspokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Col. Turki Maliki said at the time,cited by the SPA news agency.
Yemen has been engulfed in an armed conflict between the government forces,led by President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, and the rebel Houthi movement forseveral years.
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The fighting has intensified over recent months. In May, the Houthisreportedly said that they had attacked an airport in the Saudi city ofNajran, adding that an arms depot in the airport’s premises had caught fireas a result.
A Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthisat Hadi’s request since March 2015. -Sputnik
