Friday, 12 February 2021 _The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says army troops and allied fighters from Popular Committees have launched a missile attack on an airbase in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Asir, in retaliation for a devastating war led by the kingdom against the impoverished country.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the missile struck with precision the designated targets in King Khalid Air Base, which lies 884 kilometers south of the Saudi capital Riyadh, late Thursday.
Saree said the surface-to-surface ballistic missile used in the operation is of a new generation, which has not been unveiled yet.
The senior Yemeni official then warned Saudi Arabia that retaliatory attacks will continue as long as the Riyadh regime continues its military aggression, all-out siege and relentless raids against the war-ravaged Arab country.
Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance drone
Separately, Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition while flying over Yemen's central province of Ma’rib.
Brigadier General Saree said Yemeni air defense forces and their allies shot down the CH-4 combat drone with a surface-to-air missile over the Medghal district early on Friday.