Houthi projectile and ground raid attack on Jazan · 24 August 2015
General / Security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior: One of the border centers in Al-Harith sector in Jazan region was subjected to gunfire and shells from inside Yemeni territory; it was responded to and Corporal Thamer Nayer Al-Aqrat Al-Anazi was martyred
عام / المتحدث الأمني لوزارة الداخلية : تعرض أحد المراكز الحدودية بقطاع الحرث بمنطقة جازان لإطلاق نار ، وقذائف من داخل الأراضي اليمنية تم الرد عليه واستشهاد الجندي ثامر ناير الأقرط العنزي (machine translation)
- Date
- 24 August 2015 · 9 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1436 AH
- Place
- Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile, Gunfire / clash, Ground raid
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 1 killed · 3 injured
- Victims
- Nationality not stated: 1 killed · 3 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior: One of the border centers in Al-Harith sector in Jazan region was subjected to gunfire and shells from inside Yemeni territory; it was responded to and Corporal Thamer Nayer Al-Aqrat Al-Anazi was martyredعام / المتحدث الأمني لوزارة الداخلية : تعرض أحد المراكز الحدودية بقطاع الحرث بمنطقة جازان لإطلاق نار ، وقذائف من داخل الأراضي اليمنية تم الرد عليه واستشهاد الجندي ثامر ناير الأقرط العنزي (machine translation)
“Riyadh 09 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1436 AH corresponding to 24 August 2015 AD SPA The security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior stated that at eleven o'clock in the morning today, Monday, corresponding to 9 / 11 / 1436 AH, one of the border centers in the Al-Harth sector of the Jazan region was exposed…”
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