Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, military bases
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group targeted airports and military installations in Riyadh, Abha, Khamis Mushait and Jizan.
Yemen's Houthi group claimed early Wednesday that it carried out a series of drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting airports and military installations in Saudi Arabia.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on X that the group targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with several drones, claiming the attack was "precise" and disrupted air traffic, reports Anadolu Agency.
He also said Houthi forces carried out two operations targeting Abha International Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base using ballistic missiles and drones. Saree claimed the attacks disrupted air traffic at the airport and caused damage to the military base.
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In a separate statement, Saree said the group targeted three military camps - Dagharir in Jizan, Aakifah in Asir and Al-Mawsim in Jizan - with a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.
The claims came as the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the Riyadh area.
Coalition spokesman Brig Gen Turki al-Maliki said on X that the missile was intercepted north of Riyadh after being launched by what he called the "terrorist Houthi militia".
Al-Maliki also said coalition forces had tracked the missile's launch platform using their intelligence systems in the skies over Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
"We are tracking the launch platform with the Coalition's intelligence system in the skies over Sanaa, and we will destroy it," he said.
