At Saudi base, warplanes roar off to pound Yemen rebels

At Saudi base, warplanes roar off to pound Yemen rebels Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Dec 4, 2015 - At a sprawling air base in southern Saudi Arabia, another warplane roars off into the harsh sun carrying a payload of laser- and GPS-guided bombs to drop over Yemen. Roughly 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the Yemeni border, the King Khalid Air Base near the city of Khamis Mushait is at the forefront of the Saudi-led intervention against Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen. Launched in March, th ... more

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