Houthi drone attack on Najran · 29 July 2019
Al-Maliki confirms repelling an attack on Najran and describes the Houthis' announcements as "failed attempts"
المالكي يؤكد صدّ هجوم على نجران ويصف إعلانات الحوثيين بـ«المحاولات الفاشلة» (machine translation)
- Date
- 29 July 2019 · 26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1440 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Al-Maliki confirms repelling an attack on Najran and describes the Houthis' announcements as "failed attempts"المالكي يؤكد صدّ هجوم على نجران ويصف إعلانات الحوثيين بـ«المحاولات الفاشلة» (machine translation)
“Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy" in Yemen, described the Houthi false victory announcements as "the fake attempts the militias pursue to raise the morale of their fighters," and said: "The militias have no victories…”