Houthi cruise missile and drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 12 June 2019
Politics: Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization: Targeting Abha International Airport is a war crime
سياسي / المنظمة العربية للهلال الأحمر والصليب الأحمر : استهداف مطار أبها الدولي جريمة حرب (machine translation)
- Date
- 12 June 2019 · 9 Shawwal 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Cruise missile, Projectile, Drone
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 26 injured
- Victims
- Nationality not stated: 21 injured; Yemeni: 1 injured; Indian: 1 injured; Saudi: 3 injured
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Politics: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition, Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen: A terrorist act targeting Abha International Airportسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن : عمل إرهابي يستهدف مطار أبها الدولي (machine translation)
“Riyadh 09 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 12 June 2019 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki stated that at (02:21) in the morning today a hostile (Houthi) projectile fell in the arrivals hall…”
- Breaking: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": A terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport.#عاجل_واس قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": عمل إرهابي يستهدف مطار أبها الدولي. #واس (machine translation)
“Breaking: The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": a terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport. https://t.co/TmzFoSMMmB”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": A terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport.قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": عمل إرهابي يستهدف مطار أبها الدولي. #واس (machine translation)
“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": a terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport. https://t.co/56B7QH67jm”
- Breaking: Photos: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": A terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport.#عاجل_واس #صور قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": عمل إرهابي يستهدف #مطار_أبها الدولي. #واس (machine translation)
“Breaking: Photos The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": a terrorist act targeting Abha International Airport. https://t.co/rFvwpRBsGS”
- General: His Highness the Governor of Asir: All those injured in the terrorist attack are well, some have left the hospital, and air traffic at the airport is operating normallyعام / سمو أمير عسير: جميع المصابين جراء الاعتداء الإرهابي بخير وبعضهم غادر المستشفى وحركة الملاحة في المطار تسير بشكل طبيعي (machine translation)
“Abha 09 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 12 June 2019 AD SPA His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Asir Region, affirmed that the attempts of the Iran-backed Houthi militia to target civilian facilities in the Kingdom, including the attack that…”
- His Highness the Governor of Asir: All those injured in the terrorist attack are well, some have left the hospital, and air traffic at Abha Airport is operating normally.سمو أمير #عسير: جميع المصابين جراء الاعتداء الإرهابي بخير وبعضهم غادر المستشفى وحركة الملاحة في #مطار_أبها تسير بشكل طبيعي. #واس (machine translation)
“His Highness the Governor of Asir: All those injured as a result of the terrorist attack are well and some of them have left the hospital, and air traffic at Abha Airport is operating normally. https://t.co/JDPZkWDsbH https://t.co/LPFNxfbfRc”
- Speaker of the Shura Council condemns the terrorist attack that targeted Abha International Airport today, Wednesday, with a projectile launched by the terrorist Houthi militias backed by…رئيس #مجلس_الشورى يدين الاعتداء الإرهابي الذي استهدف #مطار_أبها الدولي اليوم الأربعاء بمقذوف صادر من المليشيات الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من… (machine translation)
“The Speaker of the Shura Council condemns the terrorist attack that targeted Abha International Airport today, Wednesday, with a projectile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia. https://t.co/wfywokDy36”
- General: Minister of Islamic Affairs: The attack on Abha Airport falls under the malice and lack of morals borne by the Houthi militiasعام / وزير الشؤون الإسلامية: الاعتداء على مطار أبها ينطوي تحت ما تحمله الميليشيات الحوثية من سوء سريرة وانعدام للأخلاق (machine translation)
“Riyadh 10 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 13 June 2019 AD SPA His Excellency the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdul Latif bin Abdulaziz Al Sheikh denounced the heinous terrorist act in which Abha International Airport was targeted, this act…”
- Politics: Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization: Targeting Abha International Airport is a war crimeسياسي / المنظمة العربية للهلال الأحمر والصليب الأحمر : استهداف مطار أبها الدولي جريمة حرب (machine translation)
“Riyadh 10 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 13 June 2019 AD SPA The Arab Organization of Red Crescent and Red Cross condemned the shameful attack that targeted the arrivals hall at Abha International Airport, through which thousands of civilian travelers pass daily, and which led to…”
- Politics / Moroccan newspaper highlightsسياسي / اهتمامات الصحف المغربية (machine translation)
“Rabat 10 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 13 June 2019 AD SPA The Moroccan newspapers issued today addressed the communications made by the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, in Geneva, on the sidelines of his participation in the proceedings of the 108th International Labour Conference, and focused…”
- Politics: The Kingdom to the Security Council: We and the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen will take urgent measures to deter and hold accountable those responsible for planning and carrying out the terrorist attack on Abha Airportسياسي / المملكة لمجلس الأمن: سنتخذ وتحالف "دعم الشرعية في اليمن" تدابير عاجلة لردع ومحاسبة المسؤول عن تخطيط وتنفيذ الهجوم الإرهابي على مطار أبها (machine translation)
“New York 10 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 13 June 2019 AD SPA The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed that it and the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen will take urgent and timely measures to deter such a terrorist attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on the hall…”
- General: Colonel Al-Malki: The Houthi militias are trying to provoke the Coalition, but we will apply international law and take deterrent and strict measuresعام / العقيد المالكي: المليشيات الحوثية تحاول استفزاز التحالف لكننا سنطبق القانون الدولي وسنتخذ إجراءات رادعة وصارمة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 21 Shawwal 1440 AH corresponding to 24 June 2019 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki described the Houthi escalation and the attempt to provoke the Coalition through the use of drones…”
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