Houthi ballistic missile and projectile attack on Najran · 8 June 2018
Coalition Joint Forces Command: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran city; one fell inside Yemeni territory and the other in an uninhabited desert
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد صاروخين بالستيين أطلقا باتجاه مدينة نجران سقط أحدهما داخل الأراضي اليمنية والآخر في صحراء غير آهلة بالسكان (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 June 2018 · 24 Ramadan 1439 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Coalition Joint Forces Command: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran city; one fell inside Yemeni territory and the other in an uninhabited desertعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد صاروخين بالستيين أطلقا باتجاه مدينة نجران سقط أحدهما داخل الأراضي اليمنية والآخر في صحراء غير آهلة بالسكان (machine translation)
“Riyadh 23 Ramadan 1439 AH corresponding to 08 June 2018 AD WAM The official spokesman for the Coalition forces (the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen), Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly six forty-six minutes (18:46) in the evening today…”
- Coalition Joint Forces Command: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran city; one fell inside Yemen…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي ترصد صاروخين بالستيين أطلقا باتجاه مدينة نجران سقط أحدهما داخل الأراضي اليمن… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward the city of Najran; one of them fell inside Yemeni territory and the other in an uninhabited desert. https://t.co/8uKie38e72”
- Coalition Joint Forces Command: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran city; one fell inside Yemeni territory and…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: #قوات_الدفاع_الملكي_السعودي ترصد صاروخين بالستيين أطلقا باتجاه مدينة نجران سقط أحدهما داخل الأراضي اليمنية وا… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition: The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detected two ballistic missiles launched toward the city of Najran; one of them fell inside Yemeni territory and the other in an uninhabited desert https://t.co/piP0MQEcnL”
- Breaking: Coalition: Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran. Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | #التحالف: قوات الدفاع الجوي ترصد صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه #نجران. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran. Al-Ekhbariya”
- Kingdom confirms two missiles fired toward Saudi territory on Friday
“JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia said two missiles were fired toward the Kingdom’s territory on Friday. The ballistic missiles, fired by the Iran-back Houthi militia, were detected by the Saudi air force at 18:45. One was confirmed…”
- Breaking: Coalition: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran. Saudi Channel#عاجل #التحالف: قوات #الدفاع_الجوي_الملكي_السعودي ترصد صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه #نجران. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detect two ballistic missiles launched toward Najran. Saudi Channel”
- Saudi Arabia: Two Houthi missiles launched toward Najran detectedالسعودية: رصد صاروخين حوثيين أطلقا باتجاه نجران (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detected yesterday two ballistic missiles launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia from inside Yemeni territory (Saada Governorate) toward the Kingdom's territory, where the first fell inside Yemeni territory, and fell…”
- Saudi forces detect two Houthi missiles launched toward Najranالقوات السعودية ترصد صاروخين حوثيين أطلقا باتجاه نجران (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces detected today (Friday) two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militias toward the city of (Najran); one of them fell inside Yemeni territory and the other in an uninhabited desert. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces said…”
- Saudi air defenses intercept a Houthi missile over Jazan
“RIYADH: Saudi air defenses on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Jazan after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighboring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said. Debris from the…”
- Saudi forces detect two missiles launched from Saada toward Najran city that failed to reach their target. Al-Arabiyaالقوات السعودية ترصد صاروخين أطلقا من صعدة باتجاه مدينة #نجران وفشلا بالوصول لهدفهما #العربية (machine translation)
“Saudi forces detect two missiles launched from Saada toward the city of Najran that failed to reach their target https://t.co/EzFxLOxFmX”
- Kingdom confirms two missiles fired toward Saudi territory on Friday | Arab News
“Kingdom confirms two missiles fired toward Saudi territory on Friday | Arab News https://t.co/9a8klHNgpY https://t.co/nLuZxabTxA”
- Kingdom confirms two missiles fired toward #Saudi territory on Friday #SaudiArabia #ArabNews
“Kingdom confirms two missiles fired toward #Saudi territory on Friday https://t.co/uzHxdoIRIV #SaudiArabia #ArabNews”
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