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Saudi says to destroy all ballistic missiles of Houthi within days

Xinhua, March 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that all ballistic missiles of Houthi in Yemen are expected to be destroyed in the coming days, Al Arabiya news reported.

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia and joined by another ten countries continued targeting the missiles to avoid undesirable losses, the spokesperson of the Decisive Storm military operation in Yemen Brigadier Ahmed Al-Asiri told the daily press conference.

"We are working around the clock to achieve the goals in the shortest time," he said, stressing that the Saudi borders are secure and away from threats.

On Sunday's operations, the spokesman said that the air raids targeted the missiles, air defence forces of Houthi, ammunition warehouses, supply routes, forces movement and gatherings of Houthi militias near Saudi borders.

The Houthi groups were moving missiles within civilians' houses, said Al-Asiri, noting that there are no secure gatherings for Houthi as they are heavily targeted in north Yemen and helicopters have destroyed their camps near the Saudi borders.

The spokesperson announced Saturday the success of the first phase of military operations against Houthi by destroying all the airplanes and communication centers of the militia.

On Thursday, the Saudi-led airstrikes pounded military sites used by the Shiite Houthi groups which have seized large parts of the country including its capital Sanaa. Endit