RIYADH – The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces on Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting the city of Khamis Mushayt in the southern Asir region.

Col. Turki Al-Malki, spokesman of the Coalition forces to restore legitimacy in Yemen, said that the missile was launched deliberately from Saada governorate of Yemen to target densely populated civilian areas.

“At 5.43 p.m. the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces spotted the launch of the missile heading toward Khamis Mushayt, and successfully intercepted and destroyed it. There were no casualties in the attack,” Al-Malki said.

He said that this hostile action by the Houthi militia proves the Iranian regime’s continued involvement in supporting the armed group in clear and explicit defiance of the UN resolutions with the aim of threatening the security of not only Saudi Arabia but also the region and the world.