The Drive:

A civilian aircraft was reportedly left burning after a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia today. Saudi authorities say the fire at Abha International Airport in the province of Asir is now under control but there have been no mentions of casualties so far.

The attack comes less than a week after President Joe Biden’s Administration halted support for Saudi-led offensive operations against the Houthis. The State Department also subsequently removed the militant group from the list of U.S. government-designated Foreign Terrorist Groups, where it had been placed right at the end of former President Donald Trump’s tenure in January. A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis since 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally-recognized government.

“A cowardly criminal terrorist attack launched against Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia by the Houthi militia,” state-run Al-Ekhbariya television cited the Saudi-led anti-Houthi coalition as saying. “The attempt to target Abha Airport is a war crime and put civilian travelers’ lives in danger,” the coalition added.

Photos on social media apparently show damage to at least one aircraft at the airport, an Airbus A320 operated by the Saudi airline Flyadeal, which was on the ground at the time of the attack, although it’s not clear if this is the aircraft that was reportedly on fire…

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