Yemen's Houthis claim two drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport

What we know

The Houthis claim two drone hits on Dammam
The coalition says it downed two drones near Riyadh

Not yet

Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the Dammam claim

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Monday that two drones hit the airport in eastern Saudi Arabia in 48 hours, halting air traffic. Saudi authorities have not commented.

Saree also claimed a drone attack on a warning radar at Jizan airport, in southern Saudi Arabia, aimed at a military transport plane.

Background

Yemen's war, which began in 2014 when the Houthis took the capital, Sanaa, resumed in July after four years of calm, opening a new front in the war in the Middle East.

Bab el-Mandeb strait

Off western Yemen

Since September, a Houthi offensive in western Yemen has tightened their hold on the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a key shipping route between Europe and Asia.

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Yemen's Houthis claim two drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Monday that two drones hit the airport in eastern Saudi Arabia in 48 hours, halting air traffic. Saudi authorities have not commented.

Saree also claimed a drone attack on a warning radar at Jizan airport, in southern Saudi Arabia, aimed at a military transport plane.

Yemen's war, which began in 2014 when the Houthis took the capital, Sanaa, resumed in July after four years of calm, opening a new front in the war in the Middle East.

Since September, a Houthi offensive in western Yemen has tightened their hold on the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a key shipping route between Europe and Asia.

Yemen's Houthis claim two drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport

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