The key facts

  • The coalition reported destroying Houthi launch pads in Saada province
  • Details of the operation were not disclosed

Coalition statement

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced on Friday evening that it had destroyed Houthi ballistic missile launch pads. According to coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki, the launch pads were destroyed in the northwest of Saada province. The statement was published by him on the social network X. The coalition provided no further details about the operation.

Conflict background

Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since September 2014, when the Houthis seized the country's capital, Sanaa, and a number of provinces. In response, in March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition began a military intervention in support of the internationally recognized government of Yemen.