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Saudi Forces Intercept Yemeni Rebel Drones Targeting Cities

Associated Press

   RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's air force intercepted and destroyed three
   Yemeni rebel drones before they could reach targets in the southern
   Saudi cities of Jizan and Abha, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

   Col. Tukri al-Maliki was quoted in the state-run Saudi Press Agency
   saying the drones were launched by the Iran-backed rebel Houthis from
   the northern Yemeni governorate of Amran. Bomb-laden drones launched by
   Houthis killed a civilian and wounded others at a Saudi airport in Abha
   in recent weeks.

   A Saudi-led coalition allied with Yemen's government has been at war
   with the Houthis since 2015. The fighting has killed tens of thousands
   of people.

   A Yemeni human rights group released a report Tuesday detailing how
   civilians have suffered greatly in the war.

   In the report released in Paris, Mwatana for Human Rights said
   humanitarian aid had been blocked at a time of impending famine and
   civilians can no longer move around the country freely or leave. The
   group documented 74 cases of obstructing aid or access, largely blaming
   the Houthis.

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