Riyadh, August 21, 2019, SPA -- Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, the spokesman of the Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, said that on Thursday morning, the coalition forces managed to intercept and shoot down two drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Amran province towards Khamis Mushait. Colonel Al-Maliki explained that all attempts by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia to launch drones are doomed to fail and the coalition takes all operational procedures and best practices of rules of engagement to deal with these aircraft to protect civilians, and that repeated attempts reflect the despair of the terrorist militia and stresses crime of agents of Iran in the region and those behind it. Continued adoption of false successes through its misleading media confirms the magnitude of the losses it suffers and the state of popular discontent towards it, he said, stressing the command of the coalition joint forces continues implementation of deterrent measures against this terrorist militia to neutralize and destroy these capabilities strictly and in accordance with international humanitarian law and its --SPA 04:00 LOCAL TIME 01:00 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1159333