Houthi ballistic missile attack on Najran · 31 August 2016
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- Date
- 31 August 2016 · 28 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1437 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (2 reports in all)
- The message stated that the Houthi militia rebels and their allies launched on August 31, 2016 a Zelzal-3 ballistic missile at Najran, and this missile is manufactured in Iran."وجاء الرسالة أن متمردي ميليشيا الحوثي وأعوانهم أطلقوا في 31 أغسطس 2016م صاروخا بالستيا من نوع زلزال3 على نجران وهذا الصاروخ يصنع في إيران." (machine translation)
“The message stated that the Houthi militia rebels and their allies launched on August 31, 2016 a Zelzal-3 ballistic missile at Najran, and this missile is manufactured in Iran."”
- Al-Mualimi: Iran breaches international resolutions.. and must be prevented from smuggling missilesالمعلمي: إيران تخترق القرارات الدولية.. ويجب صدها عن تهريب الصواريخ (machine translation)
“Ambassador Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia's representative to the United Nations, said that the Security Council should assume its responsibilities and confront Iran's breach of its resolutions, foremost among them Resolution 2216 concerning Yemeni affairs. In a phone call with…”