Houthi drone attack on King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport, Jazan · 4 July 2019
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercepted and downed "drone" unmanned aircraft launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Sanaa toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazan
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران من صنعاء باتجاه مطار الملك عبدالله بجازان (machine translation)
- Date
- 4 July 2019 · 1 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1440 AH
- Place
- King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport, Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercepted and downed "drone" unmanned aircraft launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Sanaa toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazanعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران من صنعاء باتجاه مطار الملك عبدالله بجازان (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 1 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1440H corresponding to 4 July 2019, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this evening to intercept and shoot down aircraft…”
- Breaking: Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercepted and downed "drone" unmanned aircraft launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from …#عاجل_واس #تحالف_دعم_الشرعية_في_اليمن": #قوات_التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها #المليشيا_الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من … (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercept and shoot down drones "unmanned" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Sanaa toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazan. https://t.co/ViVixxurXo”
- Breaking | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercepted and downed "drone" unmanned aircraft launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Ir…عاجل | #تحالف_دعم_الشرعية_في_اليمن": #قوات_التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها #المليشيا_الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من #إي… (machine translation)
“Breaking | Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces intercept and shoot down drones "unmanned" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Sanaa toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazan. https://t.co/TmNG7jU1Dm”
- The Coalition intercepts Houthi drones launched toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazan«التحالف» يعترض طائرات حوثية مسيّرة أُطلقت باتجاه مطار الملك عبدالله بجازان (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, affirmed that the Coalition forces were able this evening (Thursday) to intercept and shoot down drones (unmanned) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from…”
- Saudi air defense forces intercept Houthi drones targeting Jazan airport
“JEDDAH: Saudi air defense forces intercepted weaponized drones launched by Houthi terrorists toward southern Saudi Arabia, the coalition supporting Yemen's legitimate government said early Friday. In a statement carried…”
- The Coalition downs Houthi drones that targeted civilians in Jazan«التحالف» يسقط طائرات حوثية مسيّرة استهدفت المدنيين في جازان (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces were able to intercept and shoot down drones (unmanned) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from Sanaa toward King Abdullah Airport in Jazan the day before yesterday. Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki explained…”
- After the Houthis announced targeting two Saudi airports, the Coalition confirms intercepting dronesبعد إعلان الحوثيين استهداف مطاريْن سعوديين.. التحالف يؤكد اعتراض طائرات مسيرة (machine translation)
“The Saudi-Emirati coalition in Yemen said it intercepted Thursday drones launched by the Houthis toward Jazan Airport in the south of the Kingdom. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted the coalition spokesman, Colonel Pilot Staff Turki Al-Maliki, as saying that…”