Coalition thwarts Houthi terrorist attacks... Missile shrapnel injures 5 in Saudi Arabia

The Coalition for Legitimacy Support in Yemen continued to counter the blatant Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure and civilians in Saudi Arabia, announcing the interception and destruction of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones launched by the terrorist militias over two days toward Riyadh, Al-Ahsa, Dammam, and other cities, resulting in casualties.

The Saudi Civil Defense reported that debris from the interception of a ballistic missile in Riyadh caused injuries to a resident of an Arab nationality and resulted in limited material damage to a residential home and a vehicle.

Earlier, on Tuesday evening, the Civil Defense announced that debris from the interception of two cruise missiles in Riyadh led to injuries to two women, a man, and a child, as well as limited material damage to 15 residential homes, while standard procedures for such incidents were implemented.

Coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki stated that a cruise missile was intercepted and destroyed in Al-Kharj Governorate, and two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward Haradh and Al-Dhahani were intercepted. He also noted the interception and destruction of two drones in the Riyadh and Southern regions.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted a senior source in the Saudi Ministry of Energy as saying that an administrative building belonging to Aramco in Dammam, in the Eastern Province, was targeted, causing a limited fire.

On the ground, the “Yemen’s Dawn” operation continued for the tenth consecutive day with Coalition support, amid escalating clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi militia on several battlefronts, most notably in the Mudiyarat directorate north of Lahj Governorate and on the southern front in Marib Governorate.

A military source said that government forces, backed by the Subayh tribes, are engaged in fierce clashes with Houthi militants following a militia offensive on the areas of Al-Aghbarah, Al-Mansourah, and Al-Muhayalah.

In Marib Governorate, the media center of the Yemeni Armed Forces released video footage showing militia members fleeing as legitimacy forces advanced.

In Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif affirmed during his meeting with the first secretary-general of the Mecca Defense Coalition, Retired Lieutenant General Numan Mahmood, that under the “Mecca Defense Agreement,” Islamabad stands “shoulder to shoulder with Saudi Arabia to defend its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, and fully supports the Kingdom’s legitimate right to self-defense.”