Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Abha · 15 June 2019
Politics / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and down a hostile "drone" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward Abha
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" معادية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 June 2019 · 12 Shawwal 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- 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": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and down a hostile "drone" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward Abhaسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" معادية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 12 Shawwal 1440 AH, corresponding to 15 June 2019, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Staff Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces were able — praise be to God — this evening to intercept…”
- Saudi air defense forces intercept Houthi drone targeting Abha
- Saudi Arabia intercepted a {drone} launched by the Houthis toward Abhaالسعودية اعترضت {دروناً} أطلقه الحوثيون صوب أبها (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces were able to intercept and down a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward Abha on the evening of the day before yesterday (Saturday), in a repeated attempt by the terrorist militia to target…”
- #Saudi_Arabia's air defense forces intercept a ballistic missile above #Abha, the same city where a #Houthi missile attack on the airport We…
“#Saudi_Arabia's air defense forces intercept a ballistic missile above #Abha, the same city where a #Houthi missile attack on the airport Wednesday injured 26 people #AbhaAirport https://t.co/TpqNOpRpQj…”
- 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…”
- Have the Saudis reopened channels of communication with the Houthis after the recent attacks?هل أعاد السعوديون فتح قنوات اتصال مع الحوثيين بعد الهجمات الأخيرة؟ (machine translation)
“As Houthi attacks with drones and missiles on installations and airports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia escalate, the question of the possibility of returning to negotiations once again between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis returns to the forefront, in completion of negotiations that had been officially held…”