Somalia condemns Houthi drone attack on Abha airport

The Federal government of Somalia has condemned Yemeni Houthi’s attack on Abha airport south of Saudi Arabia. According to Suadi Arabia, the drones had been fired by the Houthis towards civilian targets in Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, close to Abha.

Saudi air defences “intercepted and destroyed a drone rigged with explosives which had been launched by the Houthis against Abha airport” in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Somalia said the move could further increase insecurity in the region.

According to Somalia’s Foreign Ministry, this horn of africa nation strongly condemns the Houthi militia’s attack targeting the airport Apha, and believes that such attack will not bring peace to the region, but rather obstruct the peace process in Yemen. It also undermines security and stability.
Abha airport was targeted in a separate attack by the rebels on Wednesday, when a drone attack left a civilian aircraft ablaze.

The Houthis say the airport, little more than 100km (60 miles) from the border with Yemen, is a legitimate target as it has been used as a base for the coalition’s widely condemned bombing campaign in Yemen.