Yemeni army forces have carried out a fresh drone strikes against King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait area of Saudi Arabia, the Yemeni military spokesman said in a statement on late Thursday.
Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e indicated that two Qasef-2k drones were used in the attack, affirming that the targets were hit successfully .
سلاح الجو المسير يتمكن بفضل الله من إستهداف قاعدة الملك خالد الجوية بخميس مشيط بطايرتين نوع قاصف 2k وكانت الإصابة دقيقة
يأتي هذا الإستهداف ردا على تصعيد العدوان وحصاره المتواصل على بلدنا .— العميد يحيى سريع (@army21ye) April 1, 2021
Sare’e stressed that this operation comes in response to the escalation of the Saudi-led coalition and its continued siege on Yemen.
The attack comes hours after several sensitive sites in the Saudi capital of Riyadh were already hit with four drones of the same type.