Houthi ballistic missile attack on Jazan · 9 May 2018
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Jazan
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخًا بالستيًا أطلق باتجاه جازان (machine translation)
- Date
- 9 May 2018 · 23 Sha'ban 1439 AH
- Place
- Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Jazanعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخًا بالستيًا أطلق باتجاه جازان (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 seven eighteen minutes this morning the forces intercepted…”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Jazanقيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخًا بالستيًا أطلق باتجاه جازان (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki stated that at exactly seven eighteen minutes this morning the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted a ballistic missile launched…”
- 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…”
- Interception of a Houthi ballistic missile in Jazanاعتراض صاروخ باليستي حوثي بجازان (machine translation)
“The Saudi-led Coalition forces today (Wednesday) intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile from inside Yemeni territory targeting Saudi territory. The official spokesman for the Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that…”
- 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”
- 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…”
- Houthi Missiles Target Jizan, Najran, Riyadh
“On May 9, Houthi militants in Yemen fired two Badr-1 ballistic missiles targeting the southern Saudi cities of Jizan and Najran. KSA air defenses reportedly intercepted the missile targeting Jizan, while the missile…”
- Yemen's Iran-Aligned Houthis Fire Missiles at Saudi Capital
“Yemen's Houthis fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital on Wednesday — an attack Saudi authorities said they intercepted in the skies over Riyadh. The assault took place a day after Saudi Arabia's…”
- Saudi tests siren after Yemen rebels fire new missiles | World | thenews . com . pk
“Saudi tests siren after Yemen rebels fire new missiles RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it tested a new siren system for the capital Riyadh and oil-rich Eastern Province, the day after Yemeni rebels fired three…”