RIYADH – The Saudi-led Arab Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen announced Saturday the launch of an operation to protect oil facilities and energy supply sources.
According to the Saudi Al Ekhbariya TV news channel, the coalition said it is exercising the highest degree of self-restraint in the face of Houthi attacks on oil facilities and installations which aim at disrupting global energy supply chains.
On Friday the coalition said in a statement Saudi Arabia’s defenses have destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Jazan and an explosive-laden drone launched toward Najran.
The coalition also said that it’s monitoring “the source of hostilities,” adding that it’s still “practicing self-restraint.” Earlier on the same day, the coalition said that the Kingdom’s defenses have destroyed nine explosive-laden drones launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, according to Al Arabiya.
The Houthis have recently targeted oil facilities in the kingdom and launched several drones toward cities in Saudi Arabia.
The string of attacks come after Secretary General of the GCC Nayef al-Hajraf said that Riyadh will host talks between Yemen’s warring parties from March 29 until April 7.
