Houthi drone attack on Najran Domestic Airport, Najran · 23 May 2019
General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi militia toward Najran airport
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه مطار نجران (machine translation)
- Date
- 23 May 2019 · 18 Ramadan 1440 AH
- Place
- Najran Domestic Airport, Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi militia toward Najran airportعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه مطار نجران (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 18 Ramadan 1440 AH, corresponding to 23 May 2019 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (1:46) in the afternoon today, the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces were able - praise be to God…”
- Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the H…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها م… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport, this afternoon. https://t.co/i682BrV8Hg…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi militia toward Najran airportقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه مطار نجران (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (1:46) in the afternoon today, the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces were able - praise be to God - to intercept…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport, this afternoon.#قوات_الدفاع_الجوي_الملكي_السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثية الارهابية باتجاه مطار #نجران، ظهر اليوم . (machine translation)
“The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport, this afternoon. https://t.co/R2fbo1dwX3 https://t.co/n5I75b6uO2”
- Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by the H…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها م… (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport, this afternoon. Saudi Channel…”
- Breaking | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition, Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched…عاجل | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقت… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition, Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport this afternoon. Al-Ekhbariya…”
- Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drone targeting Najran airport
“- Al-Maliki said the Houthis “attacked a civilian airport” and warned of a “response” - On Monday, the forces also intercepted and destroyed two missiles launched by the Houthis targeting Makkah and Jeddah RIYADH: The…”
- Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a drone carrying explosives launched by …قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات #الدفاع_الجوي_الملكي_السعودي تعترض وتدمر طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها … (machine translation)
“Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Najran airport, this afternoon. Saudi Channel…”
- Saudi air defense destroys a drone launched by the Houthis toward Najran airportالدفاع الجوي السعودي يدمر طائرة مسيرة أطلقها الحوثيون نحو مطار نجران (machine translation)
“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition (Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen) announced today (Thursday) that the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi militia toward Najran airport. The spokesman stated…”
- Saudi Arabia destroys a booby-trapped drone sent by the Houthis toward Najranالسعودية تدمر«درون» مفخخة سيّرها الحوثيون باتجاه نجران (machine translation)
“The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces yesterday destroyed a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi militia toward Najran Regional Airport. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the official spokesman for the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" forces, said: "At exactly…”
- Saudi air defenses intercept explosive Houthi drone in the vicinity of Jazan airport
“- Arab Coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said that the drone targeted King Abdullah Airport in Jazan - Saudi air defenses intercepted it at 7.14 a.m. local time on Sunday RIYADH: The Royal Saudi Air Defense…”
- A statement by the Saudi Embassy in the US capital, Washington, affirmed that Saudi defenses intercepted a Houthi drone over Najran governorate. Al-Arabiyaأكد بيان للسفارة السعودية بالعاصمة الأميركية، واشنطن، أن الدفاعات السعودية اعترضت طائرة مسيرة تابعة للحوثيين فوق محافظة نجران #العربية (machine translation)
“A statement by the Saudi Embassy in the US capital, Washington, confirmed that Saudi defenses intercepted a Houthi drone over Najran province https://t.co/w33Mbgn2h9 Al-Arabiya”
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