Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Saudi airport
The attack comes less than a week after the US administration announced it was rescinding the Iran-aligned group's terror designation.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a drone attack that the Saudi-led coalition said caused a small fire at an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
A spokesperson for the Iran-aligned group said the Houthis flew four armed drones to the Abha airport, which the Houthis targeted because they believe it to be military rather than civilian infrastructure.
“This targeting comes in response to the continued aerial bombardment and the brutal siege on our country,” said spokesperson Yehia Sareai.
The Houthis are battling a Saudi-led military coalition, which intervened in Yemen's civil war on behalf of the internationally recognized government in 2015. Since seizing the capital, Sanaa, the Houthis consolidated their control over much of the country and have now renewed their offensive on the oil-rich Marib province.
