Houthi drone attack on Abha · 17 June 2019
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and down two hostile drones carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom.
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرتين مسيرتين معاديتين تحملان متفجرات أطلقتهما الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه المملكة. (machine translation)
- Date
- 17 June 2019 · 14 Shawwal 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and down two hostile drones carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom.عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرتين مسيرتين معاديتين تحملان متفجرات أطلقتهما الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه المملكة. (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 14 Shawwal 1440 AH, 17 June 2019, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Staff Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that at exactly ten thirty-seven minutes in the evening of yesterday, the forces were able — praise be to God —…”
- Breaking | Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercepted and downed a drone carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward a residential area…عاجل | تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: قوات التحالف اعترضت وأسقطت طائرة مسيرة تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه منطقة سكني… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercepted and downed a drone carrying explosives launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward a residential area inhabited by civilian citizens in Abha. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/NcZbGQs0Uu”
- ‘Hypocrite’ Rouhani rejects war as Iran’s drones target Saudi civilians
“- Tehran regime has fanned sectarian flames in region for four decades, analyst tells Arab News - IRGC chief says Iranian missiles capable of hitting "carriers in the sea" with great precision JEDDAH: Iran “will not…”
- Video | Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen: Interception and downing of two hostile drones carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militias toward the Kingdom. …فيديو | تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن: اعتراض وإسقاط طائرتين مسيّرة معادية تحمل متفجرات أطلقتها الميليشيات الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه #المملكة. … (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen: Intercepting and downing two hostile drones carrying explosives launched by the terrorist Houthi militias toward the Kingdom. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/hutYvePNx2”
- Downing of two drones launched by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabiaإسقاط طائرتين مسيرتين أطلقتهما ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The air defense forces of the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen downed two drones loaded with explosives launched by the Iran-backed coup Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Colonel Staff Turki…”
- Saudis: Yemeni Rebel Attack on Saudi Airport Kills 1, Wounds 7
“A Yemeni Houthi rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia has killed one civilian and wounded seven others, the Saudi-led military coalition said Sunday. Coalition officials say the parking lot at the Abha…”
- It targeted Abha Airport again.. Three consecutive Houthi operationsاستهدفت مطار أبها مجددا.. ثلاث عمليات متتالية للحوثيين (machine translation)
“The Houthi military spokesman announced the execution of three consecutive drone operations on Abha Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, explaining that the strikes were carried out with Qasef K2 aircraft and hit their targets with precision. The Saudi Press Agency also reported today, Tuesday…”
- Saudi air defences intercept two Houthi drones
- 1 killed, 8 wounded in Saudi's Abha airport attack
“A June 12 attack on the Abha airport in the southwest of Saudi Arabia left 26 people injured. /VCG Photo At least one person was killed and eight others injured in an attack that targeted the Abha International Airport…”