Houthi drone attack on Abha · 20 July 2019
General: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in Abha
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه الأعيان المدنية والمدنيين في أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 20 July 2019 · 17 Dhu al-Qa'dah 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 to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in Abhaعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه الأعيان المدنية والمدنيين في أبها (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 17 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1440 AH, corresponding to 20 July 2019 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning to intercept and down an aircraft…”
- Colonel Al-Malki: Coalition forces were able this morning, praise be to God, to intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…العقيد المالكي : قوات التحالف تمكنت -ولله الحمد- صباح اليوم، من اعتراض واسقاط طائرة بدون طيار (مسيّرة) اطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثيه الإرهابية ا… (machine translation)
“Colonel al-Maliki: Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning to intercept and down a drone (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Amran governorate toward civilian objects and civilians in the city of Abha.…”
- Breaking: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the militia…#عاجل_واس قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" اطلقتها المليشيا ال… (machine translation)
“Breaking: The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercepted and downed a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in Abha.…”
- Breaking Saudi Arabia: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the militia…#عاجل_السعودية قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" اطلقتها المليش… (machine translation)
“Breaking Saudi Arabia: The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercepted and downed a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in…”
- Colonel Al-Malki: Coalition forces were able this morning, praise be to God, to intercept and shoot down a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…العقيد المالكي : قوات التحالف تمكنت -ولله الحمد- صباح اليوم، من اعتراض واسقاط طائرة بدون طيار (مسيّرة) اطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثيه الإرهابية ا… (machine translation)
“Colonel al-Maliki: Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning to intercept and down a drone (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Amran governorate toward civilian objects and civilians in the city of Abha.”
- Breaking: The Coalition intercepts and shoots down a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. Al-Ekhbariyaعاجل | التحالف يعترض ويسقط طائرة مسيرة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي تجاه أبها . #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking | The Coalition intercepts and downs a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/MEsqhrFKk3”
- Shooting down of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward civilians in Abhaإسقاط طائرة مسيّرة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه المدنيين في أبها (machine translation)
“Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen forces today (Saturday) downed a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, explained that Coalition forces were able this morning to intercept…”
- Video | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Shooting down of a drone "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. Saudi Arabiaفيديو | تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: إسقاط طائرة بدون طيار (مسيّرة) أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها. #السعودية (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Downing of a drone (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. Saudi Arabia https://t.co/OnmUWqSPXR”
- The Coalition: Shooting down of a drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Abhaالتحالف: إسقاط طائرة "مسيرة" أطلقتها الميليشيات الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“The Coalition: Downing of a drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Abha https://t.co/2QegJitBqV”
- Saudi Coalition Says it Destroyed Houthi Ballistic Missiles Around Yemeni Capital
“Saudi-coalition spokesman Col. Turki al Maliki says that coalition fighter jets took out at least five Houthi air defense sites around the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, early Saturday. Amateur video showed a number of…”