Houthi ballistic missile and projectile attack on Najran · 5 January 2018
The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Najran.
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخ بالستي أطلق باتجاه نجران. (machine translation)
- Date
- 5 January 2018 · 18 Rabi' al-Thani 1439 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Najran.عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخ بالستي أطلق باتجاه نجران. (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 18 Rabi al-Akhir 1439 AH, corresponding to 05 January 2018, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly seven fifty-six in the morning of this day, [forces] detected…”
- The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Najran.قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخ بالستي أطلق باتجاه نجران. #و… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a ballistic missile launched toward Najran. https://t.co/GOaZvLDCT6 SPA”
- Deputy Emir of Najran inspects sites damaged by fragments of a ballistic missileعام / نائب أمير نجران يتفقد المواقع المتضررة بشظايا صاروخ بالستي (machine translation)
“Najran, 18 Rabi al-Akhir 1439 AH, corresponding to 05 January 2018, SPA: His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Hathloul bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Najran region, inspected one of the sites that sustained minor damage as a result of being hit by debris from a ballistic missile launched by…”
- Breaking | The Coalition: The missile intercepted over Najran was targeting populated areas.عاجل | #التحالف: الصاروخ الذي جرى اعتراضه فوق #نجران كان يستهدف مناطق آهلة بالسكان. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking | The Coalition: The missile intercepted over Najran was targeting populated areas.”
- Saudi air defense intercepts ballistic missile over Najran
“DUBAI: Royal Saudi Air Defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile on Friday over the southern province of Najran, bordering Yemen. The foiled attack took place shortly after Houthi affiliated news channel Al-Masirah…”
- Saudi air defense intercepts a ballistic missile over Najranالدفاع الجوي السعودي يعترض صاروخاً باليستياً فوق نجران (machine translation)
“Saudi air defense intercepted today (Friday) a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi coup militia from inside Yemeni territory toward Najran. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated,…”
- Photos | Deputy Emir of Najran inspects one of the sites that suffered minor damage as a result of being hit by fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias.صور | نائب أمير #نجران يتفقد أحد المواقع التي شهدت أضراراً بسيطة نتيجة تأثرها بشظايا صاروخ بالستي أطلقته الميليشيات الحوثية. #الإخبارية #الم… (machine translation)
“Photos: The Deputy Governor of Najran inspects one of the sites that sustained minor damage as a result of being hit by debris from a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias. Al-Ekhbariya The Kingdom https://t.co/qABmQq8KXK”
- Interception of a Houthi "ballistic" over Najranاعتراض «باليستي» حوثي فوق نجران (machine translation)
“Saudi air defense forces intercepted yesterday in the Najran region a Houthi ballistic missile launched from inside Yemen, raising the number of missiles launched by the Houthis at Saudi Arabia and destroyed to 87 missiles. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman…”
- Destruction of a Houthi "ballistic" that targeted civilians in southern Saudi Arabiaتدمير «باليستي» حوثي استهدف مدنيين جنوب السعودية (machine translation)
“Saudi air defense forces repelled this morning a ballistic missile launched from inside Yemen and intercepted it in the sky over the Najran region; it is the 87th missile launched by the Houthi militias backed by the Iranian regime with qualitative capabilities. Colonel…”
- Breaking | Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia has launched 87 ballistic missiles toward the Kingdom.عاجل | متحدث #التحالف: ميليشيا #الحوثي الإرهابية أطلقت 87 صاروخاً بالستياً باتجاه #المملكة. #الإخبارية #اليمن (machine translation)
“Breaking | Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia has launched 87 ballistic missiles toward the Kingdom.”
- Breaking | Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile last Friday toward the Kingdom, aiming to target civilians.عاجل | متحدث #التحالف: ميليشيا #الحوثي الإرهابية أطلقت صاروخاً بالستياً يوم #الجمعة الماضي تجاه #المملكة قاصدة استهداف مدنيين. #الإخبارية #ا… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile last Friday toward the Kingdom, aiming to target civilians. Al-Ekhbariya Yemen https://t.co/gySEpf3d0v”
- Video | Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia targeted the Kingdom with 87 missiles and 66,119 projectiles falling on populated areas.فيديو | متحدث #التحالف: ميليشيا #الحوثي الإرهابية استهدفت المملكة بـ 87 صاروخاً وعدد 66119 مقذوفاً ساقطاً على مناطق مأهولة بالسكان. #الإخبار… (machine translation)
“Video: Coalition spokesman: The terrorist Houthi militia targeted the Kingdom with 87 missiles and 66,119 projectiles falling on populated areas. Al-Ekhbariya Yemen https://t.co/zi1nZpenPP”
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