Houtis Attack Saudi airbase with Drones in Retaliation to Riyadh's Bombing

Houthi Ansarullah fighters launched drone attacks against the King Khalid airbase in Saudi Arabia's Asir region last night in retaliation for Riyadh’s bombing of a rebel airbase near Yemeni capital Sana’a airport a day ago.

Iranian and Yemeni media reported that a Yemeni Qasif-1 (Striker-1) combat drone had hit the King Khalid airbase without giving details of damage or casualties. The drone strike came one day after the Saudi-led coalition attacked the al-Dulaimi airbase in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, and its surrounding areas.

Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki had said in a statement Friday that the Yemeni airbase targeted had been used by the Houthis to "launch drone and ballistic missile attacks.”

The retaliatory drone attack indicates that the Saudis have been unable to cripple the Houthis military infrastructure.

Despite overwhelming military superiority over the Iran-supported Houthi fighters, the Saudi-led coalition has been unable to dislodge the rebels for over three years now. The Saudis also stand accused of deliberately bombing civilian targets and triggering a famine in the impoverished country.