Houthi gunfire / clash attack on Dhahran al-Janub · 15 August 2016
General / Security spokesman: gunfire from Houthi elements at advanced border positions in Dhahran Al-Janub and it was responded to in kind
عام / المتحدث الأمني : إطلاق نار من عناصر حوثية على مواقع حدودية متقدمة بظهران الجنوب والرد عليها بالمثل // للصحف // (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 August 2016 · 12 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1437 AH
- Place
- Dhahran al-Janub
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Gunfire / clash
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 1 killed
- Victims
- Saudi: 1 killed
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Security spokesman: gunfire from Houthi elements at advanced border positions in Dhahran Al-Janub and it was responded to in kindعام / المتحدث الأمني : إطلاق نار من عناصر حوثية على مواقع حدودية متقدمة بظهران الجنوب والرد عليها بالمثل // للصحف // (machine translation)
“Riyadh 12 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1437 AH corresponding to 15 August 2016 AD SPA The security spokesman for the Ministry of Interior stated that at nine-thirty in the morning today, Monday 12/11/1437 AH, advanced border positions in Dhahran al-Janub governorate in the Asir region were exposed…”
- Breaking | Interior Ministry: gunfire from the Houthis at border positions in Dhahran Al-Janub and it was responded to in kind, resulting in the martyrdom of Corporal Mishari Al-Shahrani. Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | #الداخلية: إطلاق نار من الحوثيين على مواقع حدودية بظهران الجنوب والرد عليها بالمثل نتج عنها استشهاد العريف مشاري الشهراني. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking | Interior Ministry: gunfire from the Houthis at border positions in Dhahran Al-Janub and it was responded to in kind, resulting in the martyrdom of Corporal Mishari Al-Shahrani. Al-Ekhbariya”