Houthi drone attack on Asir · 23 July 2019
Political: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down drones "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in the Asir region
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه الأعيان المدنية والمدنيين في منطقة عسير (machine translation)
- Date
- 23 July 2019 · 20 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1440 AH
- Place
- Asir
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Political: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces intercept and shoot down drones "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects and civilians in the Asir regionسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه الأعيان المدنية والمدنيين في منطقة عسير (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1440 AH, corresponding to 23 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 aircraft…”
- Breaking: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces were able this morning, praise be to God, to intercept and shoot down drones…#عاجل_واس قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تمكنت -ولله الحمد- صباح اليوم ، من اعتراض وإسقاط طائرات … (machine translation)
“Breaking: Saudi Press Agency: Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this morning to intercept and shoot down drones (unmanned) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards…”
- Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Interception and shooting down of drones "unmanned aircraft" launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward civilian objects…تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن: اعتراض وإسقاط طائرات بدون طيار (مسيّرة) أطلقتها #ميليشيا_الحوثي_الإرهابية المدعومة من #إيران باتجاه الأعيان الم… (machine translation)
“Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Intercepting and shooting down drones (unmanned) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards civilian objects and civilians in Asir region https://t.co/QBp1mFETfA”
- Arab Coalition intercepts, shoots down Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia's Asir
“RIYADH: Arab coalition forces intercepted and shot down a Houthi drone targeting civilian areas in Saudi Arabia's Asir region, the coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said on Tuesday. Al-Maliki stressed that the…”
- Breaking: Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Coalition forces were able this morning, praise be to God, to intercept and shoot down unmanned aircraft…#عاجل | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف تمكنت -ولله الحمد- صباح اليوم ، من اعتراض وإسقاط طائرات بد… (machine translation)
“Breaking | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this morning to intercept and shoot down drones (unmanned) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards…”
- Breaking: Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Coalition forces were able this morning to intercept and shoot down drones launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…عاجل | تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن: قوات التحالف تمكنت صباح اليوم من اعتراض وإسقاط طائرات بدون طيار مسيّرة أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابي… (machine translation)
“Breaking | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: The Coalition forces were able this morning to intercept and shoot down unmanned drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards civilian objects and civilians in Asir region. Al-Ekhbariya…”
- Video | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Shooting down of drones launched by the Houthi militia toward civilian objects in the Asir region. Al-Ekhbariyaفيديو | تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن: إسقاط طائرات مسيرة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه الأعيان المدنية بمنطقة #عسير. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Shooting down drones launched by the Houthi militia towards civilian objects in Asir region. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/g7kRQndjOc”
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia, denies airport targeting claims
“- The Iran-backed militia launched the drone from the province of Sanaa in Yemen toward civilian areas - An earlier drone was shot down which had been targeting Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia RIYADH: The Arab…”
- Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Jazan
“- Arab Coalition spokesman said all Houthi attempts to harm civilians will be thwarted - Houthis launched two other drones earlier in the week to Saudi Arabia DUBAI: The Arab Coalition intercepted a Houthi drone…”
- #BREAKING: Al-Maliki: Arab coalition jets intercepted and took down Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s Asir
“#BREAKING: Al-Maliki: Arab coalition jets intercepted and took down Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s Asir https://t.co/smhUfxBW03 https://t.co/MdKqD22IAN”
- Saudi media: Eight Saudi soldiers killed in border clashes with the Houthisوسائل إعلام سعودية: مقتل ثمانية جنود سعوديين بمواجهات حدودية مع الحوثيين (machine translation)
“Saudi media said eight Saudi soldiers were killed in clashes with the Houthis on the Kingdom's southern border, while the Houthi group announced carrying out drone attacks towards Saudi territory. For its part, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah channel said…”