The al-Houthi group said it had bombed an important military post in the city of Dammam (northeast of Saudi Arabia) with a long-range ballistic missile.
The military spokesman in the name of al-Houthi announced the targeting of an important military site in the Saudi city of Dammam with a long-range ballistic missile "in a new and practical experience of the Yemeni missile force."
On July 22, the al-Houthi group announced two attacks against Saudi targets, killing a number of Saudi soldiers. The group targeted a BMW vehicle with a guided missile in the area of Suhann Square in Najran, With Saudi soldiers east of Jabal Jahfan in Jazan (south of the country).
The Houthi group has recently stepped up its assaults on medium-range and medium-range missiles on Saudi targets, notably Jazan and Abha airports, while the group occasionally announces the killing of Saudi soldiers in clashes near the Yemeni border.
The Houthis control the capital Sana'a since September 2014, before expanding their dominance to several provinces. Since March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition has backed Yemeni government forces against the group in a war that has left a severe humanitarian crisis, the worst in the world, according to the United Nations.