Riyadh, Sep 3, 2019, SPA -- Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy, in Yemen, said that the coalition forces managed to intercept and shoot down a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Imran towards civilian targets, in Khamis Mushayt, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). He added that the attempts of the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia to launch drones are doomed to failure as the coalition is taking all operational procedures and the best means to deal with these aircraft, in order to protect civilians and civilian targets. Al-Maliki stressed that the command of the joint forces of the coalition is continue to implement deterrent measures against this terrorist militia, to strictly neutralize and destroy such capabilities, in accordance with international humanitarian law and customary rules. -- SPA 21:28 LOCAL TIME 18:28 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1165836