Houthi ballistic missile attack on Riyadh · 9 May 2018
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh; it intercepted and destroyed one missile and the other failed to reach its target and fell in a desert area
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية باليمن " : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد عدد صاروخين باليستيين ً أطلقا باتجاه الرياض اعترضت ودمرت صاروخاً والآخر فشل بالوصول وسقط بمنطقة صحراوية (machine translation)
- Date
- 9 May 2018 · 23 Sha'ban 1439 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
Open in the interactive record (map, filters) →
Sources (24 reports in all)
- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh; it intercepted and destroyed one missile and the other failed to reach its target and fell in a desert areaعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية باليمن " : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد عدد صاروخين باليستيين ً أطلقا باتجاه الرياض اعترضت ودمرت صاروخاً والآخر فشل بالوصول وسقط بمنطقة صحراوية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 23 Sha'ban 1439 AH corresponding to 09 May 2018 AD The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki stated that at exactly eleven twenty-nine minutes (11:29) this morning…”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh; it intercepted and destroyed one missile and the other failed to reach its target and fell in a desert areaقيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية باليمن " : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد عدد صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه الرياض اعترضت ودمرت صاروخاً والآخر فشل بالوصول وسقط بمنطقة صحراوية (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki stated that at exactly eleven twenty-nine minutes (11:29) this morning, Wednesday, the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted…”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh and intercept and destroy another missile that failed to…#قيادة_القوات_المشتركة_للتحالف : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه #الرياض وتعترض وتدمر صاروخًا آخر فشل ب… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh and intercepted and destroyed another missile that failed to reach its target and fell in a desert area. https://t.co/ZSajCtRPBE”
- Iran backed Houthi militia target Riyadh’s inhabited areas with 2 missiles: coalition
“RIYADH: Two ballistic missiles were fired at the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, according to the coalition battling rebels in neighboring Yemen who claimed the attempted attack. Saudi Arabia’s air defenses…”
- Breaking: Air Defense Forces intercept two ballistic missiles in the sky over Riyadh. Al-Ekhbariya Interception of a missile over Riyadhعاجل | قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض صاروخين باليستيين في سماء #الرياض. #الإخبارية #اعتراض_صاروخ_في_الرياض (machine translation)
“Breaking: Air Defense Forces intercept two ballistic missiles in the sky over Riyadh. Al-Ekhbariya Interception of a missile over Riyadh”
- Video: How are ballistic missiles intercepted? Al-Ekhbariya Thank you men of the Air Defense Interception of a missile over Riyadhفيديو | كيف يتم اعتراض الصواريخ الباليستية؟ #الإخبارية #شكرا_رجال_الدفاع_الجوي #اعتراض_صاروخ_في_الرياض (machine translation)
“Video | How are ballistic missiles intercepted? Al-Ekhbariya Thank you men of the Air Defense Interception of a missile in Riyadh https://t.co/5kr2cntn4Z”
- Air Defense intercepts two ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and another missile toward Jazan Al-Saudi Channel#الدفاع_الجوي يعترض صاروخين باليستيين بإتجاه #الرياض وصاروخ آخر بإتجاه #جازان #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Air Defense intercepts two ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and another missile toward Jazan Saudi Channel https://t.co/jtKrbRitwF”
- Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region inspects the sites of debris from the two ballistic missilesنائب أمير منطقة الرياض يتفقد مواقع شظايا الصاروخين الباليستيين (machine translation)
“Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, today (Wednesday) inspected the sites of the debris of the two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militias affiliated with Iran at the city of Riyadh this morning, and was briefed on…”
- 136 Houthi ballistic missiles fail to target Saudi civilian areas136 باليستياً حوثياً تفشل في استهداف المناطق المدنية السعودية (machine translation)
“Four Houthi ballistic missiles failed to achieve the Iran-backed militia's goals of targeting residential areas in Saudi Arabia; Saudi Air Defense Forces destroyed one missile in Riyadh and another in Najran, while a third targeted Riyadh but was…”
- Saudi tests siren after Iran backed Houthi militia fire new missiles
“RIYADH: The Director of Civil Defense, Sulaiman Alamro said Thursday that it tested a new siren system for the capital Riyadh and oil-rich Eastern Province, the day after Houthi militia fired three ballistic missiles at…”
- Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias towards Jazan
“RIYADH: Saudi Arabia intercepted Friday a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias in the direction of Jazan, according to the coalition battling them in neighboring Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted…”
- #BREAKING: #SaudiArabia: Air defense forces intercept ballistic missile over Riyadh
“#BREAKING: #SaudiArabia: Air defense forces intercept ballistic missile over Riyadh https://t.co/kCoxkFCCsH https://t.co/pVJVX0JDfP”
and 3 more sources