Yemeni drones target airfields of Saudi warplanes
Yemen’s army and popular committees have carried out drone strikes on airfields in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said four drones had been used to target the airfields at the Abha International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
He said the aircraft were of ‘Samad 3’ and ‘Qasef-2k’ types.
The airport, the Yemeni source said, was used for military purposes to target the Yemeni people.
Saree said the strike was in response to the continued Saudi campaign against Yemen. The targets were hit with precision, he added.
The Saudi-led coalition has confirmed the attack, claiming it had caused a fire in a civilian aircraft which was brought under control.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies – including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – launched the brutal war against Yemen in March 2015.
The war was to eliminate Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore the former Riyadh-backed regime of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to power.
The UN says more than 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger.
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