The coalition shoot down a drone fired by Houthis

English - Sunday 08 September 2019 الساعة 08:33 am
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Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement that the coalition forces managed to intercept and shoot down on Saturday a hostile drone in the airspace of the Republic of Yemen launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Imran towards the kingdom.

 Al-Maliki explained that the coalition leadership is taking all operational procedures to deal with these aircraft to protect civilians.

 The coalition spokesman considered these hostile and terrorist acts and these desperate attempts a clear and explicit violation of international humanitarian law and its customary rules.

 "These repeated terrorist attempts reflect the despair of the terrorist militia and reflect the reality of the losses in the ranks of its terrorist elements and equipment and confirm the criminalization of Iran's agents in the region and threaten regional and international security."

 He confirmed that the
continued leadership of the Coalition to implement deterrent measures against this terrorist militia to neutralize and destroy its capabilities in strict accordance with international humanitarian law and customary rules.