Houthi forces claim drone attack on Saudi airbase
A Houthi military spokesperson said the attack on King Khalid Air Base was successful but the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted the drones.
Houthi forces in Yemen claim to have hit a Saudi airbase in a drone attack overnight.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Sare’e said that an Iranian-made Qasef 2k unmanned aerial vehicle targeted the King Khalid Air Base in southwest Saudi Arabia. Sare’e did not provide many details, but described the attack as “accurate” in a tweet early Wednesday morning. Sare’e said the strike was in response to the Saudi-led coalition’s actions in Yemen.
“This targeting comes as a natural response to the continued aggression and blockade against our country,” he said.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war between the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels since 2014. The government is backed by a Saudi-led military coalition while Houthi forces receive support from Iran. Houthi forces control the capital Sanaa and the north and west of the country. The government controls much of the rest of Yemen. The war has been devastating and much of the country is experiencing famine on top of the civilian deaths.
