Military Developments in Yemen Conflict

Joining us from Sana'a is journalist Hussein al-Bukhaiti.

Welcome, Mr. Hussein.

Uh, what happened? What is the nature of this naval base

in Aden that was targeted?

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Brother, it is considered one of the most important military

or naval bases in Aden, and many forces have been brought

there. I believe that since it is a naval

base, there were certainly Saudi arrangements

for an attack or the continuation of the attack on Bab al-Mandab,

which is why it was targeted. Sana'a has announced that any military area

or camp in the occupied south and east of Yemen

where reinforcements are brought in, or

where new training or troop buildups take place, will be targeted

directly.

I see. Well, as has been said, there are military

gatherings of Saudi soldiers at that

uh, base. I mean, were they targeted? Is there

any information about the nature of the damage

inflicted on the base?

Uh, it has not yet been determined what kind of damage there was, but

According to photos published by some sources or available

on social media, it was hit by a number of

ballistic missiles directly. We know the Yemeni army in Sana'a has

precision missiles capable of targeting a ship

moving out at sea, let alone a fixed target.

And I'm sure there may be no, I mean, information

so far about the number of Saudi soldiers or whether

there was a Saudi presence, because the targeting, brother, even if there was no

Saudi presence, if there were troop build-ups as you mentioned, and reinforcements,

they would be targeted. But certainly, the Yemeni army in Sana'a has information

that is always accurate, and targeting is always carried out suddenly and in a

direct manner against all the bases there, even at

Aden Airport, video clips are being circulated of large

Saudi military cargo aircraft landing at

Aden Airport. And I think Yemen has the capability and the intelligence capability

by identifying all the places where the military is present

Saudi forces or any reinforcements are present.

Saudi Arabia is trying to regroup

to regain the initiative, especially in the Bab al-Mandab area.

Okay, you say the Houthis have military and intelligence capabilities.

How many missiles are fired at the Kingdom?

Some of them are shot down, while others

hit their targets, as happened at King

Khalid Airport, which was supposed to reopen today, and it is still

under threat from the Houthis.

I think, my dear brother, that most of the missiles launched here from Yemen

mostly reach their targets, except that there is

a major Saudi media blackout and a ban on filming.

Also, the missile defense system has no

missiles other than

Patriot missiles. Certainly, Yemeni drones and cruise

missiles are generally not something that a Patriot

missile can intercept. In addition to

A number of the missiles launched at Saudi Arabia may be

hypersonic missiles. But, dear brother,

the Saudi blackout certainly prevents the publication of any of those

clips or target locations, but what proves

that the strikes are reaching their targets is that Saudi Arabia

closed Riyadh Airport. Many companies—sorry, many

international and local companies have canceled all their flights to

Riyadh Airport. Also, Saudi Arabia is no longer able to export

a single drop of oil, and this proves the missiles' ability to reach

their targets. As for the Saudi announcement that the reopening of

Riyadh Airport

would be, as they said, Terminal One for domestic flights, and Terminal Two or

Three for international flights, but

only Saudi companies will operate those flights, and this proves that international

companies have canceled flights there.

But Brigadier Yahya Saree announced here that whoever is responsible for the reopening of the airport

bears responsibility if it is targeted again is

Saudi Arabia, because the airport has been targeted before and it is on

the prohibited list. In fact, I also thought the Yemeni military

after targeting Riyadh Airport and Dammam Airport, and it actually led

in fact, to successfully closing them. The third target would be

Uh, I think, Qassim Airport or the airport that

It is in Buraidah because Saudi Arabia tried to move many flights there because

their goal, as they stated here, is to close

Saudi airspace completely, just as Yemeni airspace is completely closed, of course

Except for Mecca or Medina.

Thank you. From Sana'a, journalist Hussein Al-Bukhaiti.