Saudi Arabia has confirmed it was behind the airstrike that killed the number two leader of Yemen's Houthis last week, AFP reported Wednesday (April 25th).
"The heroes of the Royal Air Force were able to successfully target the leader of the Houthi militia Saleh al-Samad," Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US, Prince Khaled bin Salman, said in a Tuesday social media post.
Al-Samad, head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, was killed Thursday in the western province of al-Hodeida, the Iran-backed militia said.
Prince Khaled said the strike was overseen by his brother, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after al-Samad threatened a wave of missile strikes against Saudi Arabia.
Prince Mohammed is also the Saudi defence minister.
Al-Samad is the most senior Houthi leader to have been killed since March 2015.
