Sana’a, Aug 4 (EFE).- Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said Tuesday they had carried out a drone strike on Najran airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, describing it as retaliation for what they called repeated Saudi drone incursions into Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement posted on social media that the group had targeted a strategic site at the airport with a drone and claimed the attack had «successfully hit its target,» without providing further details.
Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government, has not commented on the reported attack.
Sarea said the operation was in response to what he described as repeated Saudi drone flights over the northern provinces of Saada and Hajjah, both controlled by the Houthis and bordering Saudi Arabia.
He warned that the group would continue responding to what it called future violations of Yemeni airspace.
