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Houthi ballistic missile attack on Khamis Mushait · 19 September 2016

Saudi Air Defense intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias toward Khamis Mushait

عام / الدفاع الجوي السعودي يعترض صاروخًا باليستيًا أطلقته المليشيات الحوثية باتجاه خميس مشيط (machine translation)

Date
19 September 2016 · 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1437 AH
Place
Khamis Mushait
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Ballistic missile
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Yemen
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (3 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 19 September 2016
    Saudi Air Defense intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias toward Khamis Mushait
    عام / الدفاع الجوي السعودي يعترض صاروخًا باليستيًا أطلقته المليشيات الحوثية باتجاه خميس مشيط (machine translation)
    “Riyadh 17 Dhu al-Hijjah 1437 AH corresponding to 19 September 2016 AD SPA The Command of the Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced today, Monday 18 / 12 / 1437 AH corresponding to 19 / 9 / 2016 AD, that the Saudi Royal Air Defense forces intercepted at exactly (2020)…”
  2. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 19 September 2016
    Saudi Air Defense intercepts a ballistic missile from Yemen toward Khamis Mushait
    الدفاع الجوي السعودي يعترض صاروخا باليستيا من اليمن باتجاه خميس مشيط (machine translation)
    “The Command of the Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Monday) that the Saudi Royal Air Defense forces intercepted at exactly eight in the evening today a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias toward Khamis Mushait city…”
  3. Arab News · Saudi media · 21 September 2016
    Houthi rocket wounds man in Najran
    “JEDDAH: A Saudi citizen was wounded by a rocket fired from Yemen into the southern border region of Najran, a Civil Defense official said on Wednesday. Capt. Abdelkhaliq Al-Qahtani said the victim was injured when a…”