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Rabat- King Mohammed VI condemned the Houthi missile strikes against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, March 27, expressing his “deep sorrow” and “his absolute solidarity with the brotherly Saudi kingdom” to the guardian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
“I learned with deep sorrow and indignation the news of missile fire targeting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, brother, from Yemeni territory,” said King Mohammed VI in a message addressed to King Salman.
In this message, the monarch condemned the attacks, which he described as “despicable criminal aggression,” in his personal name and on behalf of the Moroccan people. He then reaffirmed Morocco’s “outright solidarity with the brotherly Saudi people.”
King Mohammed VI also voiced Morocco’s steadfast support for the steps and measures undertaken by King Salman “to preserve the security of his brotherly kingdom and face up any threat to peace and stability in the region.”
Saudi authorities announced they have intercepted seven ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels backed by Iran, which targeted four Saudi cities, including the capital Riyadh, in the early hours of Monday.
Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen’s civil war claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The Houthi rebels have fired ballistic missiles into Saudi territory repeatedly over the past three years. However, this is the biggest rebel attack on the Saudi capital since the kingdom intervened in Yemen’s war and launched coalition strikes against them in 2015.
Morocco is one of eight Arab states to have joined Saudi Arabia in the military intervention against the Houthi advance.
The coalition, which is receiving logistical support from the United States, Britain, and France, launched air strikes against the Houthis and allied army units loyal to Yemen’s ousted former president Ali Abdullah Saleh with the aim of restoring the government of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
