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Houthi forces claim drone attack on Saudi airbase

A Houthi military spokesperson said the attack on King Khalid Air Base was successful but the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted the drones.
A picture taken on June 19, 2018 shows debris of Iranian-made Ababil drones displayed Abu Dhabi, which the Emirati armed forces say were used by Houthi rebels in Yemen in battles against the coalition forces led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Houthi forces in Yemen claim to have hit a Saudi airbase in a drone attack overnight. 

Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Sare’e said that an Iranian-made Qasef 2k unmanned aerial vehicle targeted the King Khalid Air Base in southwest Saudi Arabia. Sare’e did not provide many details, but described the attack as “accurate” in a tweet early Wednesday morning. Sare’e said the strike was in response to the Saudi-led coalition’s actions in Yemen. 

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