Houthi ballistic missile attack on Mecca · 20 May 2019
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles heading toward Mecca, Jeddah
- Date
- 20 May 2019 · 15 Ramadan 1440 AH
- Place
- Mecca
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (21 reports in all)
- Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles heading toward Mecca, Jeddah
- 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…”
- Two Houthi missiles tried to target Mecca... for the third timeصاروخان حوثيان حاولا استهداف مكة المكرمة... للمرة الثالثة (machine translation)
“Saudi air defense forces, for the third time, confronted an attempt by Iran-affiliated Houthi militias to target Mecca with two ballistic missiles fired from Yemen, and they were intercepted in the skies over the cities of Jeddah and Taif in the early hours of yesterday morning. It had been…”
- 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…”
- 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”
- Saudis Confirm Houthi Drone Attack on Airbase in Najra
“Yemen's Houthi militia group says it attacked a weapons depot Tuesday at an airport in the Saudi city of Najran. A Saudi coalition spokesman confirmed the attack, saying an armed drone was used, but a civilian target…”
- 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…”
- Saudi Arabia shoots down missiles over Taif and Jeddah
“Saudi Arabia seeks to avert war in the region: Saudi minister Adel Al Jubeir.Dubai: Saudi Arabia shot down a ballistic missile in Taif, 50 km away from Makkah, fired by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen according…”
- For the second time in 24 hours.. the Houthi group targets Najran airport with a droneللمرة الثانية خلال 24 ساعة.. جماعة الحوثي تستهدف مطار نجران بطائرة مسيرة (machine translation)
“The Houthi group in Yemen announced this morning, Wednesday, that it carried out a second attack within 24 hours with a drone on Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, with no details on the results, after the group denied firing a ballistic missile toward Mecca. It said…”
- For the third time.. the Houthi group bombards Najran airport with dronesللمرة الثالثة.. جماعة الحوثي تقصف مطار نجران بطائرات مسيرة (machine translation)
“The Houthis announced today that they carried out a third attack within less than 48 hours with a drone against Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia, targeting a Patriot anti-missile missile system and the air base in the area. The group's Al-Masirah channel said that…”
- Coinciding with the Mecca summits.. Saudi Arabia displays Houthi and Iranian aircraft and missiles that attacked itتزامنا مع قمم مكة.. السعودية تعرض طائرات وصواريخ حوثية وإيرانية هاجمتها (machine translation)
“Saudi Arabia's Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs organized an exhibition that included a number of missiles, drones, unmanned boats and other equipment with which the Houthis targeted the Kingdom, according to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency. The exhibition was organized at the airport…”
- Saudi intercepts two missiles headed towards Makkah, Jeddah