The coalition told Asharq Al-Awsat: The Houthis’ claims of targeting Riyadh are misleading

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The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen described the Houthis’ claims today (Saturday) targeting the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as misleading.

Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, “What the Houthis are exposed to in Taiz and what we are following and witnessing of the human losses of the group’s members at the hands of the heroes of the Yemeni armed forces and the popular resistance on all fronts, makes them search for imaginary victories,” explaining that behavior as “an attempt to divert attention from the extent of the losses and the growing popular anger at the militias’ behavior, and their connection to foreign agendas that have brought chaos and devastation to Yemen.”

The coalition to Asharq Al-Awsat: The Houthis’ claims of targeting Riyadh are misleading pic.twitter.com/fvkzfq2ItQ

The Iranian-backed group claimed that it targeted Riyadh, at a time when the unified Yemeni forces are fighting battles to repel the group’s attempts to stabilize the positions it attacked on the West Coast.

Recent Yemeni reports indicate that the group lost about 5,000 fighters within a week, while the Yemeni armed forces are carrying out a number of air and ground military operations on the various fronts attacked by the Houthis.