Coalition destroys four Houthi drones

The military coalition battling the Houthis in Yemen said yesterday it had destroyed four explosive-laden drones launched by the group in the direction of Saudi Arabia, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The drones were intercepted over territory controlled by the Houthis in Yemen, the agency said. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria tweeted that Houthi forces had in fact hit their targets — a control room at Najran airport, weapons storages in King Khalid air base and other military targets — “with high accuracy”. The coalition on Wednesday announced the launch of a new military operation against the Houthis.