Houthi drone attack on King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait · 10 June 2019
Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted two Houthi drones
- Date
- 10 June 2019 · 7 Shawwal 1440 AH
- Place
- King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (6 reports in all)
- Yemen: Attack on Saudi Airport Apparent War Crime
“(Beirut) – Houthi forces in Yemen attacked a Saudi civilian airport on June 12, 2019, in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. Commanders who order deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilian…”
- Drone war: Houthis attack an air base and Saudi Arabia announces the downing of two dronesحرب الطائرات المسيرة.. الحوثيون يهاجمون قاعدة جوية والسعودية تعلن إسقاط طائرتين (machine translation)
“The Houthi group said today, Tuesday, that it carried out drone attacks on King Khalid Air Base near Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia, while Saudi Arabia announced it intercepted and downed two Houthi drones. Al-Masirah channel, affiliated with…”
- Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted two Houthi drones
“Saudi air defence forces on Monday intercepted two drones launched by Houthi rebels from neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as the Iran-aligned group steps up attacks on the kingdom. The drones targeted Khamis…”
- The most prominent Houthi attacks on Saudi territoryأبرز هجمات الحوثيين على الأراضي السعودية (machine translation)
“The Houthi group announced today, Wednesday, that it targeted Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, and the group said the attack hit the target accurately and halted air navigation at the airport. Today's attack is the second carried out by the Houthis within 24 hours, after…”
- After targeting Abha Airport, Houthis warn to stay away from airports and military sitesبعد استهداف مطار أبها.. الحوثيون ينبهون للابتعاد عن المطارات والمواقع العسكرية (machine translation)
“The spokesman for the Houthi group warned civilians against being near airports and military sites, after it announced it bombed Abha airport with a cruise missile, which the Saudi-Emirati Coalition acknowledged despite the discrepancy between the two sides over the nature of the target. He said…”
- Yemen’s Houthis fire cruise missile at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia
“Yemen’s Houthis fire cruise missile at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia Yemen’s Houthi movement carried out an attack on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the group’s Almasira TV reported early on…”