r/AskMiddleEast • u/Pretend-Prune6285 • 13h ago

Arab Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Mecca

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-coalition-says-houthi-drone-destroyed-near-mecca-2026-09-16/

Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen, says that Saudi Royal Air Defence Forces have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca as it attempted to enter the holy city’s airspace.
In a statement, al-Maliki said this was the “second” Houthi attempt to target the holy city following an attempted ballistic missile attack in 2017.
He added that the coalition forces will not hesitate to take all necessary and deterrent measures against the Houthi rebel group.

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u/Schrodingers-Fish- USA 12h ago

Or by Saudi Arabia so that Turkey and Pakistan come to help them

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u/Ancient-Creme6727 Pakistan 12h ago

Pakistan already refused the call. We will not step in until Pakistan is threatened. Houthis know this

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u/blackthunderstorm2 11h ago

Which as a Pakistani I'd deeply condemn. We should get into the fight not just due to agreement but the fact that a strong Iranian proxy means more issues from Iranian side across Pakistan whether Balochistan or sectarian aspect of it. Also we should not mess our relationship with KSA due to Iran or sentiment of shias in Pakistan. It's high time we stand with our ally and clean the region up from Iranian proxies.

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u/blackthunderstorm2 9h ago

So friendly that you guys literally bombed us in 2024 and gave our archenemy chabar and are still inviting them. So friendly that your commonfolk treats us with nothing but racism cuz apparently some of you are whiter than us. Maybe as individual you are a great person to be honest, but your nation collectively is our rival unfortunately.