{"id":4445,"date":"2026-11-14T21:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T16:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2026-11-14T21:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T16:03:56","slug":"saudi-coalition-says-intercepted-two-houthi-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4445","title":{"rendered":"Saudi coalition says intercepted two Houthi drones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen\u2019s Houthis said Saturday it had intercepted two drones in the Riyadh region and the country\u2019s south that were launched by the Iran-backed group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The coalition, which backs neighbouring Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government in its war with the Houthis, has battled a surge in attacks since hostilities reignited in July.<\/p>\n

Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the military coalition, said in a post on X that \u201ctwo drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and southern regions\u201d.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, the Houthis have launched strikes on a range of Saudi targets including airports, energy infrastructure, military sites and Riyadh\u2019s financial district.<\/p>\n

They have frequently launched attacks against the Saudi capital, particularly its international airport.<\/p>\n

Last Sunday, a Houthi strike damaged a skyscraper owned by Saudi state oil giant Aramco in Riyadh\u2019s financial district.<\/p>\n

Twenty-six people have been killed in attacks on the kingdom since September, 23 of them in strikes on airports, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n

In Yemen, the Houthis frequently report Saudi airstrikes in areas of the country under their control.<\/p>\n

The Saudi coalition has been fighting in support of Yemen\u2019s government for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

The Yemen conflict first erupted in 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa, forcing the government to relocate to Aden.<\/p>\n

Since a four-year truce collapsed this summer, more than 1,600 people have been killed and over 300,000 forced to flee their homes, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen\u2019s Houthis said Saturday it had intercepted two drones in the Riyadh region and the country\u2019s south that were launched by the Iran-backed group. The coalition, which backs neighbouring Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government in its war with the Houthis, has battled a surge in attacks since hostilities reignited in July. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the military coalition, said in a post on X that \u201ctwo drones launched by the Houthi terrorist militia were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and southern regions\u201d. In recent weeks,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}