Houthi ballistic missile and projectile attack on Jeddah · 20 May 2019
Saudi air defenses shoot down missiles ‘heading for Makkah and Jeddah’
- Date
- 20 May 2019 · 15 Ramadan 1440 AH
- Place
- Jeddah
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (10 reports in all)
- Saudi air defenses shoot down missiles ‘heading for Makkah and Jeddah’
“- Arab Coalition says air targets flying over restricted areas were dealt with accordingly - Al-Arabiya said the missiles were heading toward Jeddah and Makkah, according to eyewitnesses JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s air…”
- For the third time... the Houthi targets Meccaللمرة الثالثة... الحوثي يستهدف مكة المكرمة (machine translation)
“For the third time, the Iran-backed Houthi militias cross the red lines by targeting the Muslims' qibla (Mecca) with ballistic missiles, as it was announced today (Monday) that Saudi air defense forces intercepted two ballistic missiles, the first…”
- Houthis target Saudi civilian facility in Najran with explosives-laden drone
“- Houthis also fired two ballistic missiles toward the holy city of Makkah and Jeddah on Monday RIYADH: Houthi militants had tried to hit a civilian facility in Saudi Arabia's southern border province of Najran with a…”
- TIMELINE: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
“JEDDAH: The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have attacked Saudi Arabia's territory, killing and injuring civilians in the process, often to international condemnation. On Wednesday, the militia launched a missile…”
- Witnesses confirm Saudi air defense forces intercepted at dawn on Monday two ballistic missiles, the first over the city of Taif that was heading toward Mecca and the other …شهود عيان يؤكدون اعتراض قوات الدفاع الجوية السعودية فجر الاثنين صاروخين باليستيين الأول فوق مدينة الطائف وكان متجهاً إلى مكة المكرمة والآخر … (machine translation)
“Eyewitnesses confirm that Saudi air defense forces intercepted at dawn on Monday two ballistic missiles, the first over the city of Taif heading toward Mecca and the other over Jeddah https://t.co/fUE42oVisA”
- #BREAKING: Arab Coalition confirms shooting down of missiles by Saudi air defenses "over restricted areas in Jeddah and Taif province"
“#BREAKING: Arab Coalition confirms shooting down of missiles by Saudi air defenses "over restricted areas in Jeddah and Taif province" https://t.co/wsEPJWx1Yw https://t.co/ViN6zVkzED”
- Amid a Houthi denial.. Saudi media speaks of Mecca being targeted by a missileوسط نفي حوثي.. الإعلام السعودي يتحدث عن استهداف مكة بصاروخ (machine translation)
“Saudi media announced that air defense forces intercepted two missiles, the first over the city of Taif, fired by the Houthis toward Mecca, and the other over the city of Jeddah, which the Houthis denied. The spokesman for the Houthi forces, Brigadier Yahya Saree, denied…”
- Houthis announce targeting Najran airport with a droneالحوثيون يعلنون استهداف مطار نجران بطائرة مسيرة (machine translation)
“Al-Masirah channel, affiliated with the Houthi group, reported today, Tuesday, that the group targeted an arms depot at Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia, resulting in a fire at the site. Earlier, the Saudi-Emirati Coalition said that the Houthis…”
- Saudi intercepts two missiles headed towards Makkah, Jeddah
- How real is the outrage after Houthis ’attack Mecca’?
“Breadcrumb Outrage after Yemen's Houthis 'attack Mecca' – but how real is it? Saudi media organisations, religious leaders, and social media users have reacted with outrage this week to reports that Yemen's Iran-backed…”