Three dead in south of Saudi Arabia from missile attack
Missile attack in Saudi Arabia
A US-backed, Saudi-led military coalition is fighting against the Al Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Al Hadi, who lives in exile in Riyadh
Three civilians were killed in the south of Saudi Arabia from a missile launched from Yemen by the Houthi movement, said Saudi state-owned Al Ekhbariya TV on Saturday night.
The Al Houthis, an Iran-allied group that controls the capital Sana’a, have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen.
A US-backed, Saudi-led military coalition is fighting against the Al Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Al Hadi, who lives in exile in Riyadh.
The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The three civilians were killed in Saudi's Jizan province in southern Saudi Arabia. The coalition said it would retaliate against anyone who threatens the safety of its citizens and residents.
Last month, the group fired a salvo of missiles at the capital Riyadh, saying it was targeting economic targets.
The Huthi rebels have ramped up missile attacks against neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition that has fought the insurgents since 2015.