Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Jazan · 11 April 2018
General / Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militias toward the Kingdom
عام / تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي اعترضت ثلاثة صواريخ باليستية أطلقتها المليشيات الحوثية باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 11 April 2018 · 25 Rajab 1439 AH
- Place
- Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (24 reports in all)
- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces downed a hostile drone that tried to target Abha Regional Airport and destroyed another hostile one that tried to attack a civilian facility in Jazanعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف لدعم الشرعية في اليمن ": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تسقط طائرة بدون طيار معادية حاولت استهداف مطار أبها الإقليمي وتدمير أخرى معادية حاولت مهاجمة إحدى الأعيان المدنية بجازان (machine translation)
“Riyadh 25 Rajab 1439 AH corresponding to 11 April 2018 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly (0740) local time this morning, the defense system detected…”
- General / Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militias toward the Kingdomعام / تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي اعترضت ثلاثة صواريخ باليستية أطلقتها المليشيات الحوثية باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 25 Rajab 1439 AH corresponding to 11 April 2018 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly five thirty-two in the evening today, the forces detected…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militias toward the Kingdomقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي اعترضت ثلاثة صواريخ باليستية أطلقتها المليشيات الحوثية باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly five thirty-two in the evening today, the Coalition's air defense forces detected the launch of three ballistic missiles…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces downed a hostile drone that tried to target Abha Regional Airport and destroyed another hostile one that tried to attack a civilian facility in Jazanقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تسقط طائرة بدون طيار معادية حاولت استهداف مطار أبها الإقليمي وتدمير أخرى معادية حاولت مهاجمة إحدى الأعيان المدنية بجازان (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly (0740) local time this morning, the air defense system protecting Abha Airport detected an unidentified object…”
- "The missile selfie" in Jazan.. Saudis mock the Houthi and his lies! - Saudi news« سيلفي الصاروخ » في جازان .. سعوديون يسخرون من الحوثي وأكاذيبه ! - أخبار السعودية (machine translation)
“Young Saudis who happened to be in one of the Jazan valleys found nothing but the wreckage of the Houthi missile to take a "selfie" to document the memory of the Iranian-Houthi failure that developed the "ballistic" to target Saudi Arabia, but the missile that the air defenses hunted…”
- Breaking: Al Ekhbariya correspondent: Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Jazan. Jazan Nowعاجل | مراسل #الإخبارية: قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض وتدمر صاروخا باليستيا أطلقته ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه #جازان. #جازان_الآن (machine translation)
“Breaking: Al Ekhbariya correspondent: Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Jazan. Jazan Now”
- Breaking: Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Jazan. Saudi Channel#عاجل قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض وتدمر صاروخا باليستيا أطلقته ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه #جازان. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Jazan. Saudi Channel”
- Breaking: The Coalition: One of the missiles was toward Riyadh, the second toward Najran and the third toward Jazan. Al Ekhbariyaعاجل | #التحالف: أحد الصواريخ كان باتجاه مدينة #الرياض والثاني باتجاه #نجران والثالث باتجاه #جازان. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: The Coalition: One of the missiles was toward Riyadh, the second toward Najran and the third toward Jazan. Al Ekhbariya”
- Saudi forces intercept new Houthi attack
“- Coalition spokesman said air-defense units intercepted the missiles - Iranian-backed Houthi militia have launched several missiles at Saudi Arabia in recent months JEDDAH: Saudi air defense forces intercepted a Houthi…”
- Saudi Arabia intercepts 3 "Iranian ballistic" missiles and two dronesالسعودية تعترض 3 صواريخ «باليستية إيرانية» وطائرتين من دون طيار (machine translation)
“The Iran-backed Houthi militias failed to launch three ballistic missiles and two drones at four areas in Saudi Arabia, as Saudi air defense forces intercepted, yesterday, three missiles at the same time, targeting Riyadh and Jazan…”
- Saudi Arabia’s air defense systems down Houthi missile over Jazan
“LONDON: Saudi Arabia's air defense systems downed a Houthi missile over Jazan on Thursday. Saudi air defense forces also intercepted Wednesday ballistic missiles and drones targeting the capital, Riyadh, the cities of…”
- Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercept a Houthi missile launched on Jazan
“LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s air defense has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Jazan. The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced Friday that Saudi Arabian air defense systems have shot down a Houthi missile…”
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