Afghanistan, Oct. 6 -- The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Tuesday that it had destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform in the capital, Sanaa, and a missile storage facility in Saada containing 20 ballistic missiles.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the storage facility was located at a mountainous site in Saada province, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The coalition did not provide independent evidence of the reported strikes.
The announcement came as Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces intensified a major military campaign to retake territory from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The offensive has focused on areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, with Yemeni forces supported by S...