Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for a drone and missile strike on a Saudi military base in southern Yemen, targeting what they describe as weapons storage and command centers linked to operations against their forces. The attack comes amid escalating hostilities between the Houthis and Yemen’s government-backed troops, prompting a surge in civilian displacement. The group’s spokesperson framed the strike as retaliation against what they call foreign-backed aggression. Details on casualties or damage remain unconfirmed, but the escalation raises concerns over further regional instability.
Iran-allied Houthis say drones and missiles used in attack that targeted ‘weapons depots and command and control centres’ in southern Saudi ArabiaHouthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces led growing numbers of civilians to flee.The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree wrote on X. Continue reading...
