Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that Saudi Arabia had launched airstrikes across the west of the country after the Iran-backed group earlier announced it targeted military bases in the kingdom. The group, fighting against the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, last week seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which have become vital as the wider US-Iran war chokes the Strait of Hormuz. The Houthis said Riyadh targeted Yemen with 54 strikes over 24 hours, after the group fired dozens of drones and missiles at Saudi military facilities, prompting the Saudi Civil Defence to issue alerts in the southern cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha. The Civil Defence later issued a brief alert for Najran in southwestern Saudi Arabia without elaborating on the cause for the warning.
‘They drove us from our land’: Thousands displaced by Yemen conflict
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