Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing
Early on July 28, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had had targeted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) shelters and a control center in Najran International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia with several Qasef-2K suicide drones.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Houthis, said that the aerial attack was a response to the continued Saudi airstrikes and the current siege on Yemen.
“The aerial attack on Najran airport comes in response to the crimes of aggression, its siege and its continuous airstrikes on the great Yemeni people, which reached 27 raids in the last 48 hours,” the spokesman said in a short press release.
As usual, there was no immediate response from the Saudi-led coalition to the Houthis’ claims. Meanwhile, several sources claimed that the aerial attack had knocked Najran airport out of service.
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Three days ago, a similar aerial attack targeted Abha International Airport in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, Houthi drones targeted King Khalid airbase in the southern Saudi province of ‘Asir.
The Saudi-led coalition claims that most of the Houthis’ aerial attacks are ineffective. However, recent satellite images suggest otherwise.
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