The coalition: Destroying Houthi warehouses and launching pads

English - Sunday 02 January 2022 الساعة 06:14 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:

On Sunday, the Saudi-led Arab coalition announced the destruction of stores of drones and launch pads in a camp controlled by the Houthi militia in Yemen.

The coalition said, "In response to the threat, we carried out air strikes on legitimate military targets in Sana'a," noting that 4 stores of drones and launch pads were destroyed in the Military Transport Brigade camp.

He added that the operation is in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, explaining that preventive measures were taken to spare civilians and civilian objects from collateral damage.

The Arab coalition had earlier announced the interception and destruction of 3 drones launched towards southern Saudi Arabia.

The coalition forces indicated that they monitored the sources of threatening the drones from inside the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

 "In response to the threat, we are conducting intelligence surveillance and operational preparations for air strikes," they added.