Houthi ballistic missile and projectile attack on Najran · 17 February 2019
Houthis at Jabal al-Nar.. Field gains and shelling of Najran and Jazan
الحوثيون بجبل النار.. مكاسب ميدانية وقصف نجران وجازان (machine translation)
- Date
- 17 February 2019 · 12 Jumada al-Akhirah 1440 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (4 reports in all)
- Houthis: We control positions inside Saudi Arabiaالحوثيون: نسيطر على مواقع داخل السعودية (machine translation)
“The Houthis' news agency said that what it described as the Army and Popular Committees forces repelled several advance operations on positions in Jazan, Najran and Asir that were aimed at retaking them from their hands. The agency quoted a military source as saying they took control of a number of positions…”
- Houthis at Jabal al-Nar.. Field gains and shelling of Najran and Jazanالحوثيون بجبل النار.. مكاسب ميدانية وقصف نجران وجازان (machine translation)
“As the battles of the southern border continue, the Houthis announced today, Monday, their control of new positions and the targeting of Saudi Army gatherings opposite the border Najran area. The Houthi group announced that it launched a Zalzal 1 missile at Saudi Army gatherings opposite…”
- Ongoing clashes between the Houthis and the Saudi armyاشتباكات متواصلة بين الحوثيين والجيش السعودي (machine translation)
“Yemeni sources said that continuous clashes are taking place between the Houthis and the Saudi Army in the "Al-Rabouah" area and opposite the "Alab" crossing in Asir. The sources added that Saudi aircraft launched raids on areas in Saada on the Yemeni-Saudi border. It also mentioned…”
- Four Saudi soldiers killed in the southern borderمقتل أربعة جنود سعوديين في الحد الجنوبي (machine translation)
“Saudi media reported that four Saudi soldiers were killed in clashes with the Houthis on the southern border, raising the number of Saudi dead in two weeks to twenty soldiers, according to the Ministry of the National Guard. The Houthis announced the launch of a "Badr 1" missile at…”