Houthis urge airlines to avoid Saudi airspace

Houthi-controlled Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah The Humanitarian Coordination Centre has urged airlines to avoid Saudi airspace. It would become a “theater of war,” the Houthis warned.

“As a result of the Saudi aggression against our country with the use of aviation, as well as the desire to ensure the safety of civil aviation and save lives, the Coordination Center for Humanitarian Operations is issuing a warning to all airlines operating in Saudi airspace because it is unsafe,” the Houthis said in a statement.

On the eve of the Houthis said that Saudi Arabia carried out 106 strikes in some areas of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. Shortly before that, the military representative of the Houthi Yahya Sari announced the attack by missiles and drones of Aramco in Riyadh and the Khurais district in the east of the kingdom, which is rich in oil.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni government has declared a full-scale war to bring the country back under its control. Saudi Arabia supports the country’s troops – since 2015, it has been directly involved in the conflict with the Houthis and heads the international coalition to fight Ansar Allah with the participation of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait.

Lucine Balasian