Yemeni forces announced a drone strike on a sensitive target at Saudi Arabia’s Najran Airport, warning that further violations will draw retaliation.
Key Developments
- The Yemeni Armed Forces said they struck a sensitive target at Najran Airport with a precision drone attack.
- The operation was described as retaliation for Saudi reconnaissance drones entering Yemeni airspace.
- Yemeni forces reaffirmed they will continue enforcing their maritime blockade on Saudi shipping.
Yemeni Forces Target Najran Airport
The Yemeni Armed Forces, affiliated with the Ansarallah movement, announced on Tuesday that they had carried out a drone strike against what they described as a “sensitive” target at Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia.
Ansarallah military spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said the operation was conducted using a drone and successfully hit its intended target.
“With the help of God, the Yemeni Armed Forces were able to target a sensitive target of the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport with a drone, and the strike was precise,” Saree said in a statement.
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According to the Yemeni Armed Forces, the operation came in response to Saudi reconnaissance drones entering Yemeni airspace over the provinces of Saada and Hajjah.
The Yemeni Armed Forces warned that any further violations of Yemeni airspace would be met with retaliation.
“We affirm to the Saudi enemy that any breach of our airspace will not pass without response and punishment,” Saree said.
The latest operation comes amid continued military exchanges between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with Sanaa saying it is responding to Saudi attacks and violations of its sovereignty.
Maritime Blockade Continues
The strike follows a series of recent Yemeni military operations against Saudi targets.
On August 1, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that eight Saudi oil tankers had been forced to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope after the enforcement of what Sanaa describes as its “blockade for blockade” maritime policy.
Yemen targets Saudi Arabia's Najran Airport in response to a Saudi drone violating their airspace. pic.twitter.com/AlAzZk5Z6d
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Saree said the maritime restrictions would remain in place and warned that Yemeni forces would continue targeting Saudi shipping whenever possible.
Earlier, on July 29, Yemeni forces announced they had shot down a Saudi Karayel reconnaissance drone over Saada province, while on July 28 they said they targeted the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL with ballistic missiles after it allegedly violated the maritime navigation ban imposed by Sanaa.
Saree reiterated that the maritime blockade remains part of Yemen’s broader strategy of “confronting the blockade with a blockade and responding to comprehensive escalation with comprehensive escalation.”
(PC, Ansarallah Military media, Al Mayadeen)
