Iran, Hezbollah aid Yemen rebel strikes: Saudi-led coalition

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RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday (Dec 26) accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen\u0027s Huthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed. Since the coalition intervened almost seven years ago to support Yemen\u0027s government, Saudi Arabia has regularly accu

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen's Huthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki told a news conference the Huthis were"militarising" Sanaa airport and using it as a"main centre for launching ballistic missiles and drones" towards the kingdom. The Huthis come from the minority Zaidi Shiite sect of Islam and have their traditional stronghold in the mountainous north of Yemen.

Earlier Sunday the coalition said it had struck a Huthi rebel camp in Sanaa, destroying weapons warehouses.

 

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