Houthi Forces Claim Strikes on Saudi Targets as Coalition Intercepts Fire

Xinhua News Agency reported that Yemen's Houthi forces stated on October 27 that the group attacked multiple targets in Saudi Arabia using ballistic missiles and drones, including the Saudi Ministry of Defense and Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea stated on social media that the group launched a ballistic missile toward the Saudi Ministry of Defense located in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, and Sarea later stated that Houthi forces used drones to strike Abha International Airport. According to the statement issued by Sarea, Houthi forces also used ballistic missiles to strike Saudi military transport planes positioned separately at Najran Airport in Najran Province and King Khalid Air Base in Asir Province. Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led multinational coalition, stated on social media that the coalition intercepted and destroyed 2 ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, having earlier reported the interception and destruction of 3 ballistic missiles directed toward the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and 4 drones directed toward southern regions of Saudi Arabia.