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Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Intercepted Missiles and Drone in New Houthi Attack Round
By Maya Wilson
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Tuesday that it intercepted two missiles launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement toward Riyadh, along with a ballistic missile fired toward Saudi Arabia’s southern region and a drone over the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province, Reuters reported.
The coalition’s account described a new round of interceptions following a night of heavy fire involving multiple projectiles and targets across Saudi Arabia.
Reuters reported the coalition as saying it intercepted the two missiles heading toward the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The coalition also said it intercepted a ballistic missile directed toward the kingdom’s southern region and destroyed a drone over the Eastern Province.
The report did not independently establish damage or casualties resulting from the launches or interceptions. Further details about where the projectiles were launched from, their intended targets beyond the regions identified by the coalition, and the outcome on the ground were not established in the Reuters dispatch.
The exchange was separate from missile interceptions reported on Monday. Tuesday’s account represents a new round of reported Saudi interceptions, according to the Reuters reporting carried by Al-Monitor.
Separately, Saba, the news agency run by the Houthi authorities in Sanaa, reported Saudi strikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Reuters carried that report as an account from the Houthi-run agency; the strikes were not independently confirmed in the information available in the dispatch.
The competing reports underscored another night of military activity across the conflict, with the Saudi-led coalition describing interceptions over Saudi territory and the Houthi authorities’ news agency reporting strikes on Sanaa.
Reuters attributed the interception claims to the Saudi-led coalition and the report of strikes on Sanaa to Saba. The available dispatch did not independently reconcile the accounts or provide a confirmed assessment of damage or casualties on either side.
The full consequences of Tuesday’s exchange therefore remain unclear.
Reporting based on Reuters dispatches; this story will be updated as further confirmation arrives.
— Maya Wilson, World Desk
Maya Wilson is The Library Media’s World desk lead.
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