Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 26 May 2018
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Detection and destruction of a drone toward Abha Airport
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : رصد وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار باتجاه مطار أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 26 May 2018 · 11 Ramadan 1439 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Detection and destruction of a drone toward Abha Airportعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف " تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : رصد وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار باتجاه مطار أبها (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 10 Ramadan 1439 AH, corresponding to 26 May 2018, SPA. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly one forty-five (13:45) the defense system detected…”
- Arab Coalition foils attempted terrorist drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha
- Breaking: Coalition: Foiling an attempted terrorist attack with a drone toward Abha. Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | #التحالف: إحباط محاولة هجوم إرهابي بطائرة بدون طيار باتجاه #أبها. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Foiling an attempted terrorist attack with a drone toward Abha. Al-Ekhbariya”
- Saudi-led coalition foils attack by Iranian-made drone near Abha airport
“JEDDAH: The Saudi-led Arab coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen has foiled an attempted attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Saudi Arabia’s southern city of Abha, the Saudi Press Agency reported on…”
- Breaking: Coalition: Foiling an attempted terrorist attack with a drone toward Abha. Saudi Channel#عاجل #التحالف: إحباط محاولة هجوم إرهابي بطائرة بدون طيار باتجاه #أبها. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Foiling an attempted terrorist attack with a drone toward Abha. Saudi Channel”
- Coalition: Foiling a terrorist attack attempt with a drone toward Abha. Saudi Channel#التحالف: إحباط محاولة هجوم إرهابي بطائرة بدون طيار باتجاه #أبها. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“The Coalition: Foiling an attempted terrorist attack with a drone toward Abha. Saudi Channel https://t.co/n14lmG8HKK”
- Foiling a Houthi terrorist attempt to target Abha Airport with a droneإحباط محاولة حوثية إرهابية لاستهداف مطار أبها بطائرة من دون طيار (machine translation)
“Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen, said that the Coalition's Joint Forces Command will strike with an iron fist anyone involved in terrorist acts that threaten the safety and security of citizens and residents and Saudi Arabia's economic capabilities…”
- Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport wounds 8, damages plane
“- Saudi defenses intercept ballistic missile, two weaponized drones targeting Najran and Abha International Airport JEDDAH/AL-MUKALLA: The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen were accused of war crimes on Tuesday after…”
- #BREAKING:#Saudi-led coalition: #Abha Airport is operating normally after an unmanned drone that tried to target the airport was destroyed:
“#BREAKING:#Saudi-led coalition: #Abha Airport is operating normally after an unmanned drone that tried to target the airport was destroyed:https://t.co/HRtDPViyqZ https://t.co/HQVhkvhatj”
- Drone used in attempted attack on #Abha was an #Iranian-made Ababil, says Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki #Houthis
“Drone used in attempted attack on #Abha was an #Iranian-made Ababil, says Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki https://t.co/Dz5NRtArxc #Houthis”
- Houthi Drone Attack On Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport Wounds 8, Damages Plane
“By Mohammed Al Sulami and Saeed Al-Batati The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen were accused of war crimes on Tuesday after they launched two armed drones targeting Abha airport and a ballistic missile aimed at Najran…”