Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a second drone in the Riyadh region, spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said in a post on X. Al Jazeera reported that intense fighting resumed in Al-Dabab, the area around Jabal Han, and several other locations of southwestern Yemen.
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Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a second drone in the Riyadh re…: Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a second drone in the Riyadh region, spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said in a post on X.
Al Jazeera reported that intense fighting resumed in Al-Dabab, the area around Jabal Han,…: Al Jazeera reported that intense fighting resumed in Al-Dabab, the area around Jabal Han, and several other locations of southwestern Yemen.
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Coalition forces intercept another drone over Riyadh, spokesman says
25 October 2026 02:29 GMT
Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a second drone in the Riyadh region, spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said in a post on X.
Hours earlier, he said a drone was intercepted and destroyed over the region's airspace.
Al Jazeera, meanwhile, reported that intense fighting resumed in Al-Dabab, the area around Jabal Han, and several other locations of southwestern Yemen.
التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيّرة بمنطقة الرياض. https://t.co/MeURTRdjRI
— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 25, 2026
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