Houthi drone attack on Abha · 30 January 2019
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a hostile drone
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة بدون طيار معادية (machine translation)
- Date
- 30 January 2019 · 24 Jumada al-Ula 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (7 reports in all)
- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a hostile droneعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة بدون طيار معادية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 24 Jumada al-Awwal 1440 AH corresponding to 30 January 2019 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (15:42) local time, the Air Defense system detected…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a hostile droneقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة بدون طيار معادية (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (15:42) local time, the Saudi Royal Air Defense system detected an unidentified object heading toward civilian objects…”
- Iranian-made Houthi drone intercepted over Saudi Arabia
“- Saudi Royal Air Force's defense system caught the drone - Device was found to be a Houthi drone built using Iranian specifications RIYADH: Arab coalition forces on Wednesday intercepted and destroyed an Iranian-made…”
- Saudi defenses destroy a Houthi drone toward Abhaالدفاعات السعودية تدمر طائرة بدون طيار للحوثيين باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“Saudi Air Defense forces today (Wednesday) destroyed a drone belonging to the terrorist Houthi militia heading toward the city of Abha in the south of the country. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, said that "at…”
- Houthi attempt to hit Saudi civilians in drone attack condemned
“- Arab Coalition air defense forces intercepted the drone before it hit its target - Five people injured by wreckage from the aircraft, which ‘showed characteristics of Iranian manufacturing’ JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s…”
- #BREAKING: #Arab coalition intercept and destroy #Iranian-made #drone used by #Houthis over #Abha, spokesman Col. Al-Maliki says on Wednesda…
“#BREAKING: #Arab coalition intercept and destroy #Iranian-made #drone used by #Houthis over #Abha, spokesman Col. Al-Maliki says on Wednesday https://t.co/UFNrjZT6fg https://t.co/34dKxnnBfn”
- Iranian-Made Houthi Drone Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia
“Arab coalition forces on Wednesday intercepted and destroyed an Iranian-made drone used by Houthis over Abha in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Royal Air Force’s defense system caught the drone, which was heading for the southern…”