The Saudi-led coalition launches retaliatory air strikes 'against sources of threat in Sanaa and Hodeida' following attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels in the kingdom, saying the op will continue 'until objectives are achieved'
In Yemen, Saudi Arabia leads a coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital of Sanaa in September 2014. The kingdom, which entered the war in 2015, has been internationally criticised for its airstrikes that have killed scores of civilians - something the Houthis point to as they launch drones, missiles and mortars into the kingdom.
"This hostile escalation targets oil facilities and aims to undermine energy security and the backbone of the global economy," al Malki said, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency. Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, condemned the attacks and called them "clearly enabled by Iran" despite an ongoing UN arms embargo. While Tehran denies arming the Houthis, UN experts and Western nations have linked weaponry in the rebels' hands back to Iran.
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