Yemen Houthi rebels don tok say dem nack Saudi Arabia main international airport for capital Riyadh with missile attack on Thursday. Dem tok say di strike kill three people and injure several odas. Na di third time dis week di armed group claim say dem target di airport.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree yarn on X say dia armed forces successfully target King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with ballistic missile. Di missile hit di target well well and scatter airport operations, according to am.
Di conflict for Yemen don dey spill pass di country border since e reignite for July. A day before, di Saudi-backed and internationally recognized Yemeni government announce major counteroffensive against di Houthis. Di Houthis dey fight government forces for control of additional territory.
At di same time, di rebels also warn passenger airlines to stop flying through Saudi airspace. Saree still tok say dem dey repeat dia call and warning, for last time, to all international airlines make dem stop to dey operate flights through Saudi airspace.
According to United Nations, di conflict don displace more than 200,000 people inside Yemen. Dis week, Yemeni government claim say dem push Houthi fighters comot from strategic areas along Red Sea coast and around port city of Mocha.
Coalition forces spokesperson Turki al-Maliki tok say 82 Houthi military targets don destroy for Yemeni provinces of Saada, Marib, Al Jawf, and Al Hudaydah. Al-Maliki no give details about casualties or damage, and dem no fit independently verify im claims. Di targets reportedly include missile launch sites, command centers, and missile and weapons depots.
