Saudi-Led Coalition Destroys Houthi Drone, Reports Say

The Arab coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at the internationally recognised Yemeni government’s request since March 2015. In response, the Houthi movement often attacks Saudi border areas and shoots down hostile military drones.

Joint forces of the Saudi-led coalition have intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Houthi movement from Yemen in the direction of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The report comes after southern militants in Yemen’s Aden on 26 August stated that they had suspended talks with the country’s legitimate authorities and Saudi Arabia on the implementation of the November Riyadh peace deal over military hostilities conducted by government-linked forces. The accord aims to put an end to a military confrontation between the hostile forces.

For over five years, Yemen has been immersed in an armed conflict between government forces, led by President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, and the Houthi movement with numerous militants groups operating in the country.

Since March 2015, the Saudi-led Arab coalition, working in cooperation with Hadi’s forces, has been conducting air, land, and sea operations against the Houthis, who control the capital of Sanaa and large areas in northern and western Yemen. The Houthi movement also conducts drone and missile attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.