RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen’s Houthi militia of a “dangerous escalation” on Sunday after Saudi air defence forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh. Saudi Arabia also announced financial rewards for information leading to the arrest of 40 leaders it said were responsible for “planning, implementing and supporting the Houthi group’s various terrorist activities”. “The Houthis’ dangerous escalation came because of Iranian support,” coalition spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a televised news conference. Yemen’s civil war pits the internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia and its allies, against the Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saudi Arabia has signalled its intention to buy separate air defence systems from the United States and Russia.

Source: Pakistan Today November 05, 2017 21:11 UTC