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Sana’a
A Saudi-led coalition on Sunday mounted a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sana’a amid an increase in attacks by the Houthi rebels against neighbouring Saudi Arabia, residents said.
Yemen has been roiled by a devastating power struggle between a Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthis since late 2014.
In 2015, the Saudi-led coalition started a military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.
On Sunday, the coalition unleashed at least 12 air raids in different parts of Sana’a, resulting in heavy explosions, local residents said.
No casualties were reported.
The Saudi-led coalition confirmed the strikes, describing them as painful.
“The military operation targets the Houthi capabilities in the occupied capital Sana’a and a number of [Yemeni] provinces,” the coalition, said, according to the official Saudi news agency SPA.
Earlier Sunday, the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed 10 drones fired by the Houthis targeting civilians in the oil-rich monarchy.
In recent weeks, the Houthis have stepped up their drone and missile attacks in Saudi territory.
Last month, the rebels initiated an offensive to capture Yemen’s energy-rich province of Marib from government
loyalists.
Sana’a
A Saudi-led coalition on Sunday mounted a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sana’a amid an increase in attacks by the Houthi rebels against neighbouring Saudi Arabia, residents said.
Yemen has been roiled by a devastating power struggle between a Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthis since late 2014.
In 2015, the Saudi-led coalition started a military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.
On Sunday, the coalition unleashed at least 12 air raids in different parts of Sana’a, resulting in heavy explosions, local residents said.
No casualties were reported.
The Saudi-led coalition confirmed the strikes, describing them as painful.
“The military operation targets the Houthi capabilities in the occupied capital Sana’a and a number of [Yemeni] provinces,” the coalition, said, according to the official Saudi news agency SPA.
Earlier Sunday, the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed 10 drones fired by the Houthis targeting civilians in the oil-rich monarchy.
In recent weeks, the Houthis have stepped up their drone and missile attacks in Saudi territory.
Last month, the rebels initiated an offensive to capture Yemen’s energy-rich province of Marib from government
loyalists.
