Houthi Missile Strikes Military Targets in Saudi Arabia

Date: 26 January 2019 - 21:24

News ID: ۶۲۵۰۶

SANAA (Dispatches) – According to Al-Masirah, Houthi Ansarullah fighters launched a Badr-1 ballistic missile from Yemen at military positions in Jizan province. As the media outlet specified, the missile hit its target, resulting in Saudi military casualties.
The Saudi military is yet to comment on the apparent missile strike.
The Jizan region in southern Saudi Arabia has often been targeted by Houthis fighters with retaliatory rocket strikes.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched a devastating military campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the aim of bringing a former government back to power and crushing the Houthi movement.
The development comes a day after thousands of Yemenis rallied on the streets of Yemen's northern city of Sa'ada to commemorate fallen soldiers on Martyrs' Day.
The demonstrators stressed their willingness to counter what they described as foreign occupation and American policies in the region, Yemen's al-Massirah TV channel reported on Friday.
Protesters chanted slogans such as "We shall remain loyal to our martyrs" and "We will not abandon our principals" as they marched while they condemned those who had "betrayed the nation".
The protesters also expressed their determination to resist sanctions, fight the Saudi-imposed aggression and raise awareness among the public to thwart the "enemy's schemes".
At the rally, Ansarullah movement leader Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi urged the Yemeni nation to continue resistance against the invaders.
He said "hypocrites and those who committed profoundly evil deeds” carry out schemes drawn up by arrogant powers.
"The enemy seeks to use all methods to weaken the will of our nation in the face of its aggression,” said al-Houthi.
Last month, Yemen’s warring parting withdrew forces from the strategic port city of Hudaydah following a peace deal signed in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on December 13.
The Saudi-led coalition has, however, violated the truce on many occasions. On Thursday, heavy clashes were reported in the city following a Saudi attack on the city.

Saudi-backed militants gather at the eastern entrance of Hudaydah, Yemen, December 29, 2018.