Houthi drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 13 June 2019
Human Rights Watch declares Houthi Abha airport attack a ‘war crime’ as another missile targets city
- Date
- 13 June 2019 · 10 Shawwal 1440 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (12 reports in all)
- Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down five Houthi drones aimed at Asir region
“JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down five drones launched by Houthi terrorists against targets in the Kingdom’s southern border region of Asir, a spokesman of the Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s…”
- Human Rights Watch declares Houthi Abha airport attack a ‘war crime’ as another missile targets city
“- Human Rights Watch urged the Houthis to stop attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia - The Houthi attack on the southwestern Saudi town of Abha's regional airport wounded 26 people Wednesday CAIRO: A…”
- Human Rights Watch: The Houthi attack on Abha Airport is a "clear war crime"«هيومان رايتس ووتش»: هجوم الحوثي على مطار أبها «جريمة حرب واضحة» (machine translation)
“Human Rights Watch condemned the terrorist attack launched by the Houthi coup militia in Yemen on Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, and described it as "a clear war crime." The international human rights organization called on the militia backed…”
- The Cabinet renews its condemnation of the terrorist and unethical acts and practices carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias to target…#مجلس_الوزراء يجدد استنكار الأعمال والممارسات الإرهابية وغير الأخلاقية التي تقوم بها المليشيات الحوثية المدعومة من #إيران لاستهداف الأعيان ا… (machine translation)
“The Cabinet renews its condemnation of the terrorist and unethical acts and practices carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias to target civilian objects and civilians, the latest of which was the projectile that targeted the arrivals hall at Abha Airport and the aircraft…”
- Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy: Saudi air defenses intercept and shoot down 5 drones launched by the Houthi militias toward Abha Airport and Khamis Mushaitتحالف دعم الشرعية: الدفاعات الجوية #السعودية تعترض وتسقط 5 طائرات مسيرة أطلقتها الميليشيات الحوثية باتجاه #مطار_أبها و #خميس_مشيط #العربية (machine translation)
“Coalition to Support Legitimacy: Saudi air defenses intercept and shoot down 5 drones launched by the Houthi militias toward Abha Airport and Khamis Mushait https://t.co/0DAXt5yhMm Al-Arabiya”
- Yemen's Houthis, in Tit-for-Tat, Launch Fresh Attacks Against Saudi Abha Airport
“Yemen's Houthi group carried out new drone strikes on a Saudi airport on Friday after a series of air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition against the capital Sanaa, residents and both sides of Yemen's war said. The…”
- Yemen's Houthis, in Tit-for-Tat, Launch Fresh Attacks Against Saudi Abha Airport
“Yemen's Houthi group carried out new drone strikes on a Saudi airport on Friday after a series of air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition against the capital Sanaa, residents and both sides of Yemen's war said. The…”
- Yemen’s Houthis Again Strike at Saudi Airports
“Yemen’s Houthi movement launched fresh drone attacks targeting Jizan and Abha airports in southern Saudi Arabia, the group’s Al-Masirah TV said Saturday, adding that the installations were out of service. The Saudi-led…”
- Houthis announce targeting Abha and Jazan airports with dronesالحوثيون يعلنون استهداف مطاري أبها وجازان بطائرات مسيرة (machine translation)
“The military spokesman for the Houthis, Brigadier Yahya Saree, announced the bombardment of Abha and Jazan airports (southern Saudi Arabia) as part of an operation he described as wide and qualitative. Saree explained that the bombardment targeted control rooms at Jazan Airport and the fuel station at Abha Airport, resulting in…”
- Saudi forces intercept Al Houthi drone from Yemen: coalition
“Riyadh: Saudi forces on Saturday intercepted a Yemeni militant drone targeting the southern city of Abha, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, the latest in a series of assaults this week..The unmanned drone was downed…”
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit Saudi facility with ‘cruise missile’
“Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a power station in Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Jizan with a “cruise missile”, the group’s Al Masirah TV channel reported. On Thursday, the Saudi-Emirati-led military coalition in Yemen…”
- Saudi intercepts five Yemen rebel drones in new airport attack: coalition
“Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five Yemeni rebel drones in the second aerial attack on an airport in the kingdom's southwest in two days, a Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the rebels said. The drones targeted…”