Saudi air defenses destroy ballistic missile fired from Yemen

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2018-05-21 | 03:24
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Saudi air defenses destroy ballistic missile fired from Yemen
Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed  fired by Yemen's Houthi movement over the southern city of Jazan, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday.
 
Earlier, the Houthis said the group had fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile at Jazan's airport, without giving any further details.
 
The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that holds much of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa, have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three year-old conflict in Yemen widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
 
A U.S.-backed military alliance intervened in Yemens civil war in 2015 to fight against the Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi, who lives in exile in Riyadh. Iran and the Houthis dismiss Saudi accusations that Tehran arms the group.
 
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said Saudi air defense forces destroyed the missile over Jazan and accused the Houthis of targeting residential areas, according to a report from the official Saudi Press Agency.
 
The Houthis have fired a salvo of missiles at Saudi Arabia in recent months, including the capital, Riyadh, while the coalition launched thousands of air strikes against Houthi-held areas, killing hundreds of civilians at hospitals, schools and markets.
 
 
 
 
REUTERS

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