Defense minister supervises operations against Houthi aggression

RIYADH: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, minister of defense, chief of the Royal Court and special adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, arrived yesterday at the center of the Air Force Operations Command to command Al-Hazm (Firm) Storm operation, which started its operations upon the order issued by King Salman, at midnight.
The minister of defense supervises the first air strike on the Houthis’ strongholds in Yemen, which resulted in the destruction of all Houthi air defenses fully, Al-Dailami base, SAM missiles batteries and four warplanes, without any losses in the Saudi Air Force.
At the operations command center, he received Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, who was briefed by the minister of defense on the details of the military plans and operations directly before the Saudi aircraft started their missions.