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Wednesday 17 January 2018 - 12:08
Story Code : 290337

Yemeni forces fire 2 ballistic missiles at key Saudi targets: Al-Masirah



Press TV - Yemeni forces say they have fired ballistic missiles at two keytargets in southwestern Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the kingdoms fatal raids on its neighbor.

The Yemeni armys missile division specified the targets as a Saudi military command center in the kingdoms Najran region, which came under fire on Wednesday, and an airport in the nearby region of Jizan, which had beenstruck hours earlier, the al-Masirah television network reported.

The projectiles fired were respectively a Qaher M-2 and a short-range missile, the division noted.

Saudi media outlets, however, claimed that the short-range missile had not hit the airport and was destroyed midair.

The Riyadh regime, together with a coalition of its allies launched, a military campaign against Yemen in March 2015, seeking to return its favorite ex-Yemeni administration to power and crush the countrys Houthi Ansarullah movement.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] A frame grab from video provided by Yemens War Media outlet shows a missile fired by Yemeni forces.[/caption]
Almost three years into the war, the Saudi-led coalition has fallen short of the objectives in the face of strong resistance by Ansarullah and its allied forces.

Besides defending Yemen against the Saudi aggression, Ansarullah has also been running state affairs in the capital, Sanaa, in the abescence of an effective administration.

Some 13,600 Yemenis have died since the onset of the Saudi war, which has also taken a heavy toll on Yemens infrastructure and pushed the impoverished country to the edge of famine.

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