Saudi-Led Coalition Says Intercepts Missiles, Drones over Riyadh, Other Areas
- The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed one ballistic missile near Yanbu, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and three drones over Saudi Arabia.
- The coalition urged civilians to leave Al-Sabahah Central Station in Sanaa before a planned military operation.
- The interceptions occurred amid repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi targets, including oil facilities and Riyadh’s airport.
- The United Nations Security Council condemned escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted three drones, two cruise missiles and a ballistic missile over various parts of the country. The announcement comes amid near-daily attacks blamed on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. “We intercepted and destroyed three drones in the south of the country and Riyadh, as well as two cruise missiles over the Red Sea,” Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, wrote in Ex. He said Saudi air de…
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Saudi-led coalition says intercepts missiles, drones over Riyadh, other areas
The UN Security Council “condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalatory Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and criticised attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The civil war in Yemen, in which Saudi Arabia leads a coalition in support of the Yemeni government since 2015, was revived in July after the collapse of a multi-year truce and became the last front of the conflict in the Middle East. The Houthis, supported by Iran, have taken in the last few weeks vast areas of Yemen along the Red Sea coast, and a counter-offensive government with Saudi air support has so far failed to reverse those advances. "…
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Friday it had intercepted missiles and drones over Riyadh and other areas, as the kingdom faces sustained attacks from the Iran-backed foes.
Saudi-led Coalition Claims to Intercept Ballistic Missile Targeting Yanbu, Two Cruise Missiles over Red Sea
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Saudi-led coalition claims to intercept ballistic missile targeting Yanbu, two cruise missiles over Red Sea - The Tribune
The Saudi-led coalition has claimed to have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards Yanbu, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia, coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said.
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