Houthis Launch Cross-Border Ground Raids On Saudi Territory Fresh reporting in Mideast regional outlets suggesst a major escalation in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. While drones and missiles have been launched on Saudi territory almost daily since September, a new report says that Houthi militants are actually conducting ground force incursions .
In a development that's been largely unreported, "The Houthis have launched multiple cross-border raids into Saudi Arabia in recent months , in an expansion of the conflict beyond Yemen, a western and Arab official with direct knowledge of the raids told Middle East Eye." via AFP "The small-scale raids have targeted border posts in Saudi Arabia’s rugged, mountainous southwest," the report continues, citing that at least one of the raids occurred as recently as the end of October.
The Houthis further "appear to have captured specific small arms that are known only to be used by Saudi border security forces " - the report adds.