Saudi-Led Coalition Successfully Thwarts Houthi Attempts to Target Makkah Region With Drone Attack; Cruise Missile in Western Saudi Arabia and Ballistic Missiles Over Riyadh Intercepted
RIYADH : Saudi-led forces in Yemen have been able to intercept and defuse a series of attacks by the Houthi militia, including one strike on the holy city of Makkah and a cruise missile over the western region of Saudi Arabia.
The official spokesperson of the Arab Coalition said that their air defense forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed the drone while it was in flight and was heading towards the Makkah region. At the same time, a separate Houthi cruise missile targeted western Saudi Arabia was also shot down and destroyed over the land.
Aerial Security over Holy and Strategic Areas: Coalition air defense successfully intercepted a Houthi drone that was fired at the Makkah region, and also a cruise missile that was fired at western parts of the Kingdom, thereby ensuring absolute security over the airspace of holy and important areas. Riyadh Ballistic Missile Interceptions: Air defenses also intercepted ballistic missiles in the direction of the capital of Riyadh from the west. The projectiles were destroyed in mid-air but some of the debris fell in a residential area, injuring one Saudi citizen and damaging the material of a house and several vehicles.The Pattern of Cross-Border Aggression: These attacks are part of a well-planned and coordinated series of attacks launched by the Houthis’ militia against civilian infrastructure, commercial airports, economic installations and military facilities in the Kingdom.