Saudi Arabia's air defenses destroyed six armed drones launched at the kingdom by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia late Saturday, raising the total number intercepted during the day to 17, according to the Arab Coalition.
Two more drones were shot against Khamis Mushait, according to the coalition, while eight drones were fired towards the south of the country, one of which was directed at the city of Najran. Every single one of them was intercepted and destroyed.
In the more than six-year-old Yemen war, the Iran-aligned Houthis have repeatedly targeted Khamis Mushait and other Saudi cities along the border.
After the Houthis overthrew the internationally recognised government in Sanaa in March 2015, a military coalition led by Riyadh intervened in Yemen.
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