US Defence Secretary Austin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and emphasized US commitment to helping the kingdom in defending its territory.
Yemen s Houthi militia said they attacked the King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia s southwestern city of Khamis Mushait with two explosive-laden drones."The drones hit the air base accurately," Xinhua news agency quoted Houthi .
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Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen dismissed as fabricated video footage issued by the Houthi movement on Saturday purportedly showing an incursion by its fighters into a Saudi Arabian border area on the frontlines
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said early on Sunday, it destroyed an explosives-laden drone headed towards Khamis Mushait launched by Houthi militia in Yemen, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya reported.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a tweet early on Sunday that an operation targeted Saudi Arabia s King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait with explosives-laden drones, and the hit was accurate.
Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen dismissed as fabricated video footage issued by the Houthi movement on Saturday purportedly showing an incursion by its fighters into a Saudi Arabian border area on the frontlines.