RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Ƶ, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: “Joint coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilians and civilian objects in the city of Khamis Mushait.”
Col. Al-Maliki said the coalition’s joint forces command has taken and implemented the necessary operational measures to protect civilians and civilian installations, in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Arab coalition thwarts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Ƶ
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Updated 04 March 2021
Arab coalition thwarts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Ƶ
- The Houthi drone was targeting the southern city of Khamis Mushait