Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s rebel-held capital

Smoke rises after Saudi-led air strikes on an army base in Sanaa, Yemen (Hani Mohammed/AP)

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said it has launched a new air campaign on the country’s capital and other provinces, in retaliation for missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.

“The targeting of civilians and civilian facilities is a red line,” said Colonel Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition.