Houthi ballistic missile attack on Jazan · 27 August 2018
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition, Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض صاروخاً باليستياً أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية التابعة لإيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 27 August 2018 · 16 Dhu al-Hijjah 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 intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض صاروخاً باليستياً أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية التابعة لإيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 16 Dhu al-Hijjah 1439 AH corresponding to 27 August 2018 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that at exactly eleven forty-five (11:45) the forces detected…”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض صاروخاً باليستياً أطلقته الميليشيا الحوث… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/sWY4D1mhFZ”
- Breaking: Al-Malki: The Houthi militias this afternoon launched a ballistic missile at Jazan Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | المالكي: الميليشيات الحوثية أطلقت بعد ظهر اليوم صاروخا باليستيا على #جازان #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Al-Malki: The Houthi militias this afternoon launched a ballistic missile at Jazan Al-Ekhbariya”
- Video: Air Defense Forces intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. Saudi TV#فيديو | قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض صاروخاً باليستياً أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية التابعة لإيران باتجاه #المملكة. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Video | Air Defense forces intercept a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. Saudi Channel https://t.co/8YXlM4loDK”
- Houthis launched 5 missiles during the Hajjالحوثيون أطلقوا 5 صواريخ خلال الحج (machine translation)
“The spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, revealed yesterday that the Houthi militias targeted Saudi Arabia with five ballistic missiles during this year's Hajj season, and noted that the total number of missiles launched by these…”
- Saudi-led coalition regrets errors in deadly attack on bus in Yemen
“SANAA, Yemen — A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels expressed on Saturday its regret and pledged to hold to account those responsible for "mistakes" in a deadly airstrike it carried out last month that…”
- Saudi-Led Coalition Regrets Errors In Deadly Attack
“SANAA, Yemen — A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels expressed on Saturday its regret and pledged to hold to account those responsible for "mistakes" in a deadly airstrike it carried out last month that…”