Houthis target ‘sensitive sites’ in Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)

Smoke was seen near Riyadh’s airport after the Yemeni group launched missiles and drones in retaliation for attacks on its territory Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom.Flames and a large column of black smoke was seen rising near King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, as flights were delayed and canceled. Saudi Arabia said its air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile headed toward Riyadh and thwarted several other attacks.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group also targeted facilities belonging to state oil giant Saudi Aramco in the western city of Yanbu. He described the weekend strikes as retaliation for recent Saudi-led coalition attacks on Yemen.Saudi Arabia has backed Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the Houthis since intervening in the country’s civil war in 2015. Large-scale fighting largely subsided after a UN-brokered truce in 2022, but the conflict erupted again this summer after an airport in Houthi-controlled Sanaa was bombed to prev...