Eleven people were reported wounded after strikes on Saudi Arabia's Najran region, the Saudi-led coalition said. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki called the victims civilians and accused Iran-backed Houthi forces of indiscriminate shelling that violated international law. The coalition said it would take "deterrent measures" to protect civilians, and recent airstrikes on Sana'a have raised fears the informal 2022 ceasefire could collapse.
11 Civilians Wounded in Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia’s Najran, Coalition Says
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Eleven people were injured in attacks on Saudi Arabia's southern Najran region on Thursday, the Saudi-led military coalition said on Friday. Najran is a border province adjacent to Yemen, where the Iran-backed Houthi movement controls large areas.
Coalition Response
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the victims were civilians and accused the Houthis of using indiscriminate fire. Writing on X, he said the attacks violated international law and pledged the coalition would continue taking "deterrent measures" to protect civilians from further strikes.
'The terrorist Houthi militia carried out these terrorist attacks using indiscriminate shelling against civilian objects,' al-Maliki wrote on X.
Context And Tensions
Saudi Arabia backs Yemen's internationally recognized government. Tensions have risen in recent weeks after coalition airstrikes on Sana'a, the Houthi-controlled capital, prompting fears of renewed cross-border escalation.
Outlook
An unofficial ceasefire has broadly reduced large-scale fighting since 2022, but officials warn that recent strikes and retaliatory attacks could undermine that fragile calm. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the casualty figures.
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