Watch: Who’re the Houthis, and why are they so onerous to battle?

Saudi Arabia’s power minister has vowed to answer the assaults on the dominion’s airports and oil and gasoline amenities by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi motion.

It comes after the Houthis fired missiles in strikes throughout Riyadh, killing at the very least 14 and injured greater than 300 in two strikes on town’s airport. They additionally attacked oil amenities and Dammam airport in japanese Saudi Arabia, their navy spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Saree mentioned.

The Houthis mentioned they launched the assaults in retaliation for “brutal Saudi aggression” towards areas they management in western Yemen.

The BBC’s safety correspondent Frank Gardner explains how Houthis’ precision strikes and guerrilla ways have made it troublesome for Saudi forces to realize the higher hand.