RIYADH – The Saudi led coalition forces in Yemen have destroyed abomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched by the Houthis toward theSaudi city of Khamis Mushait.
“Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this morning(Friday) a bomb-laden UAV launched systematically and deliberately by theterrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in KhamisMushait,” coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said in a statementon Friday.
The war in Yemen has been ongoing since 2014 between the government forcesand the Houthis, also known as the Ansar Allah movement. In 2015, theSaudi-led Arab coalition joined the fighting on the government’s side.
Since March 2015, the Saudi-led Arab alliance, working in cooperation withHadi’s forces, has been conducting air, land and sea operations against therebels in capital of Sanaa and large areas in northern and western Yemen.
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The Houthis often use drones with explosives to attack Saudi border areas.
