{"id":10743,"date":"2016-08-10T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T11:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=10743"},"modified":"2016-08-10T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T11:19:04","slug":"saudi-arabia-intercepts-ballistic-missiles-fired-from-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/saudi-arabia-intercepts-ballistic-missiles-fired-from-yemen.html","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen<\/strong>: Saudi Arabia says its air force has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen into the kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">A Saudi military statement says the missiles were fired on Wednesday morning toward the cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait, both of which are close to the kingdom&#8217;s southern border with Yemen. It says the missiles caused no damage.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mb103.com\/lnk.asp?o=7983&amp;c=86555&amp;a=149501&amp;l=6695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mb103.com\/getimage.asp?a=149501&amp;m=3359&amp;o=7983&amp;i=86555.dat\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Yemen&#8217;s Shiite rebels known as Houthis are known to have a supply of Soviet-era Scud missiles, seized from the country&#8217;s military stockpiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">A Saudi-led coalition has been battling the rebels and their allies since March 2015 in support of Yemen&#8217;s internationally recognized government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Peace talks to end the conflict collapsed last weekend and Saudi-led forces resumed heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday. The ballistic missiles likely were a Houthi response to those strikes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Source<\/strong> <\/span>:http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/saudi-arabia-intercepts-ballistic-missiles-fired-yemen-41262269<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/saudi-arabia-intercepts-ballistic-missiles-fired-from-yemen.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen Saudi Arabia Intercepts Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen: Saudi Arabia says its air force has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen into the kingdom. 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