Makkah targeted again as Saudi Arabia shoots down two drones
Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia towards the Makkah and southern regions, the Saudi-led Coalition said on Wednesday, November 11.
Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced the interception in a post on X without providing further details about the incident.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Al-Maliki reported that three cruise missiles launched towards the Riyadh region had also been intercepted and destroyed.
This comes after Saudi Arabia reported intercepting a drone in the Makkah region on Friday, November 6. The repeated reports of attempted attacks on the holy cities have drawn a response from the Houthis.
The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, denied targeting Makkah and Madinah, describing the allegations as false.
Meanwhile, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Colonel Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili said on Tuesday that around 190 Houthi leaders and members had been killed or wounded. He also claimed that approximately 130 Houthi vehicles and pieces of combat equipment had been destroyed or damaged.
The latest developments come amid ongoing military operations in Yemen, including Operation Dawn of Yemen, launched by government forces on October 5, and clashes in the country’s southwestern regions.
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