Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 8 July 2019
They described them as wide-ranging.. Houthis announce carrying out new strikes in southern Saudi Arabia
وصفوها بالواسعة.. الحوثيون يعلنون تنفيذ ضربات جديدة جنوب السعودية (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 July 2019 · 5 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1440 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (3 reports in all)
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia
“RIYADH: Saudi air defense forces intercepted a weaponized drone launched by Houthi terrorists toward Jazan, the coalition supporting Yemen’s legitimate government said on Wednesday. Coalition spokesman Col. Turki…”
- They described them as wide-ranging.. Houthis announce carrying out new strikes in southern Saudi Arabiaوصفوها بالواسعة.. الحوثيون يعلنون تنفيذ ضربات جديدة جنوب السعودية (machine translation)
“The Houthis announced on Monday evening that they carried out wide drone attacks on Abha Airport and the Tihama power station in southern Saudi Arabia, while the Saudi-Emirati Coalition announced the downing of a drone launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia. The spokesman said…”
- Saudi - led coalition intercepted a Yemeni Houthi drone launched at kingdom
“The Saudi-led military coalition spokesman said late on Monday that the coalition had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group at civil targets in the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.…”