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Military conflict between Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition continues.
A series of explosions occur around an armored vehicle and a military truck driving in the desert, and the vehicles are engulfed in flames.
A Houthi video released by Reuters on the 12th (local time) showed a scene where vehicles appeared to be attacked and exploded while traveling in a desert area.
The Houthis claimed to have destroyed several vehicles of the Saudi Arabian-backed Yemeni government forces.
The Houthis engaged in combat with government forces in southwestern Yemen while also continuing missile and drone attacks against the Saudi mainland.
This evening, a ballistic missile was launched toward King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted the missile, and residents of Riyadh reported hearing three loud explosions. The Houthis, on the other hand, claimed that the missile hit the airport precisely.
The Houthis said they also attacked the southwestern Hamis Mushait air base with a drone, but it was not confirmed whether there was any damage.

With three drones shot down over Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, the Houthi rebels warned of retaliation, claiming Saudi Arabia had carried out an airstrike in Yemen's Saada province. Fighting between government forces and rebels in Yemen is also intensifying, centered around Taiz Province.

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