Arab coalition strikes Houthi arsenal

Yemeni pro-government forces are pictured on the eastern outskirts of Hodeida as they continue to battle for the control of the city from Huthi rebels on November 14, 2018. (File/AFP)

• The destroyed targets were six remote controlled explosive boats and mines

DUBAI: The Arab coalition carried out an operation against the Houthis’ maritime arsenal in Yemen’s port district 'Salif' - in Hodeidah province - on Saturday, state news agency SPA reported.  
Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the destroyed targets were six remote controlled explosive boats and mines that could be used against shipping lines in the Red Sea’s Bad Al-Mandab strait, he said.