Saudi-led coalition announces airstrikes after weapons shipment arrives in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition says it bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla after two vessels allegedly carrying weapons arrived from the UAE’s Port of Fujairah.Coalition Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the crews of the two vessels disabled their tracking systems and unloaded a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles to support fighters from the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen’s Hadramout and al-Mahrah.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.A video was released showing, according to the Coalition, weapons transfers after the two vessels docked. “This constitutes a clear violation of the de-escalation measures and efforts to reach a peaceful solution, as well as a breach of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216 of 2015,” al-Maliki said in a statement.Al-Maliki said the strike was conducted based on a request from the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council president for Coalition forces to take military measures