Arab countries, MWL welcome UN statement condemning Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia
RIYADH — The Muslim World League (MWL) and several Arab countries strongly welcomed the statement issued by UN Security Council members condemning the Houthi militia’s missile attacks against Saudi Arabia since July 13 and attacks against commercial vessels since July 22. The MWL welcomed the August 7 statement, with Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa stressing the need to adhere to…
Houthi attacks in Yemen resulted in 11 deaths and injured 32 others, according to a medical source in the port city of Mokha. The violence followed a drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery situated on the Red Sea coast. The ongoing truce in Yemen's civil war between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government appeared to have ended last month.
The Houthi attacks targeted civilians and military personnel in Mokha, with three civilians and eight military personnel losing their lives. Six others were injured, all civilians, as a result of strikes on the city's port. Military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the Houthis had targeted Saudi enemy troops and equipment using missiles and drones.
In addition, the rebels launched an attack on a Saudi oil facility on the Red Sea coast after the kingdom's energy ministry reported extinguishing a fire at the Jazan site. Saree stated that the attack on the Aramco-operated facility was a retaliation for drone incursions from Saudi Arabia into northwest Yemen.
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