Drones target Saudi Arabia's Asir region putting civilians at risk - reports

Arab coalition jets intercepted and took down some drones that were targeting civilian region in Saudi Arabia’s Asir, according to reports by local media. It is also being reported that the drones were launched by Houthis.

The coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group for around four years intercepted and shot down a Houthi drone heading towards civilian targets at various instances in the past few months.

The escalation in violence threatens a U.N.-sponsored deal for a ceasefire and troop withdrawal from the flashpoint coastal city of Hodeidah, which became the focus of the war last year when the coalition tried to seize its port, the Houthis' main supply line and a lifeline for millions of Yemenis.

The Western-backed Sunni Muslim coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE intervened in Yemen in 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognized Yemeni government that was ousted from power in Sanaa by the Houthis in late 2014.

The war has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions on the brink of famine.