Riyadh, Aug. 27, 2019, SPA -- The Official Spokesman of Coalition Forces ''Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen'' Colonel Turki Al-Maliki stated that on Tuesday evening, the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from the Governorate of Amran, Harf Sufyan Directorate, Yemen, using civilian sites as launching platform with the missile falling after its launch in the governorate of Saada inside the Yemeni territory. Colonel Al-Maliki explained that the Houthi militia continued to violate the international humanitarian law by firing ballistic missiles which indiscriminately fall on civilians and communities, thus threatening the lives of dozens of civilians. He stressed that the command of the joint forces of the coalition continues to take strict and deterrent measures to neutralize and destroy these ballistic capabilities to protect civilians inside Yemen, as well as regional and international security. --SPA 17:57 LOCAL TIME 14:57 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1161741