Houthi ballistic missile attack on King Fahad Air Base, Al Hawiyah · 8 October 2016
Missiles land near U.S. ship as Yemen's war stretches beyond borders
- Date
- 8 October 2016 · 7 Muharram 1438 AH
- Place
- King Fahad Air Base, Al Hawiyah
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (2 reports in all)
- Riyadh denounces Houthi attack on US warship
“JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia denounced Monday a Yemeni militia attack on a US Navy destroyer, saying such terrorist acts would expose international navigation to danger. The Saudi Press Agency quoted an official source as…”
- Missiles land near U.S. ship as Yemen's war stretches beyond borders
“DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen landed near an American destroyer passing by in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, the second-such launch targeting ships in…”