18 May 2024
Wednesday 25 July 2018 - 16:39
Story Code : 313445

Houthis target Saudi warship off Yemens western coast

Press TV - Fighters from Yemens Houthi Ansarullah movement have targeted a Saudi warship off the countrys western coast in retaliation forthe Riyadh regimes deadly military campaign on the impoverished nation.

Arabic-languageal-Masirah television networktweeted on Wednesday that Yemens naval force had targeted the Saudi militarys Dammam battleship.

So far, there has been no comment from the Saudi-led coalition. There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties either.

Saudi Arabia and its allies launched the war in March 2015 in support of Yemens former Riyadh-friendly government and against the Houthis.

Yemeni forces regularly targetpositions inside Saudi Arabia and fire rockets at the coalitions warships in retaliatory attacks againstthe Riyadh-ledmilitary operation on Yemen.

Last month, the Yemeni navy said it had managed to target a warship belonging to the Saudi-led coalition off the coast of Mukha port city in Taizz Province.

According to a military source, the warship was carrying out hostile acts in the territorial waters of Yemen when it was targeted.
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