
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception of two drones launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh and the southern region, while the Houthi group accused the Saudi aviation of targeting a communications network in Saada Governorate.
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Military confrontations continue between the Iran-backed Houthi group and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.
The "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", led by Saudi Arabia, announced on Saturday that two drones launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh and the southern region of the Kingdom had been intercepted.
The official spokesman for the coalition, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that “two drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Southern regions,” according to what was reported by the Saudi “SPA” news agency.
For its part, the Houthi group in Yemen said that Saudi aircraft targeted a communications network in Majz District in Saada Governorate, according to the Houthi-run version of the Yemeni Saba News Agency.
A local Houthi source explained that "enemy aircraft launched two raids on the communications network in the Sarrah district of Majz District."
Last Thursday, the Saudi Civil Defense announced that fragments of two ballistic missiles had fallen after they were intercepted and destroyed. They were launched by the Houthi group towards the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, including fragments on the village of Sabouha.
This comes amid escalating military confrontations between the Houthi group, supported by Iran, and the forces of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, in several regions of western and southern Yemen.

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