Houthi drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 24 August 2019
Politics / Command of the "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen": Joint Coalition forces intercept and down "unmanned" drones launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
سياسي / قيادة "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 24 August 2019 · 23 Dhu al-Hijjah 1440 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Politics / Command of the "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen": Joint Coalition forces intercept and down "unmanned" drones launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdomسياسي / قيادة "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Dhu al-Hijjah 1440 AH, corresponding to 24 August 2019, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — today, Saturday, to intercept and down…”
- Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen: intercepting and downing "unmanned" drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward vital fac…تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن: اعتراض وإسقاط طائرات بدون طيار "مسيّرة" أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه الأعيان ال… (machine translation)
“Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen: Interception and downing of drones (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward civilian objects in Khamis Mushait and Jazan https://t.co/1wPx0cL59U”
- The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that the Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - today, Saturday…صرح المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" العقيد الركن تركي المالكي، بأن قوات التحالف تمكنت -ولله الحمد- اليوم السبت… (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — today, Saturday, to intercept and down drones (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Houthi militia…”
- Arab coalition destroys Houthi drones targeting Khamis Mushayt, Jazan
“- Two Houthi drones targeting Khamis Mushayt were also destroyed on Thursday - Arab Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the coalition is taking all possible measures and employing best practices to intercept…”
- Downing of Houthi drones that targeted Jazan and Khamis Mushaitإسقاط طائرات حوثية مسيّرة استهدفت جازان وخميس مشيط (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen succeeded yesterday in intercepting and downing drones (unmanned aircraft) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward civilian objects in Khamis Mushait and Jazan "southern Saudi Arabia." Colonel Staff…”
- Iran threatens Saudi Arabia again... and claims Houthi attacksإيران تهدد السعودية مجدداً... وتتبنى هجمات الحوثيين (machine translation)
“Iran repeated previous threats it had launched against Saudi Arabia yesterday and implicitly claimed the Houthi attacks against the Kingdom. The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said that "all Saudi airports are within the range of Yemeni drones and missiles," in a reference…”
- Downing of Houthi drones launched toward Saudi Arabiaإسقاط طائرات حوثية مسيّرة أطلقت باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Saturday) the interception and downing of drones launched by the Houthi coup militia toward civilian objects in Khamis Mushait and Jazan in Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy…”
- #BREAKING: Arab Coalition intercepts two Houthi drones targeting Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia
“#BREAKING: Arab Coalition intercepts two Houthi drones targeting Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia https://t.co/bHFYrevlUm”
- #BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts #Houthi drones targeting Saudi cities of Khamis Mushayt and Jazan
“#BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts #Houthi drones targeting Saudi cities of Khamis Mushayt and Jazan https://t.co/tVPDcLBCjV https://t.co/o0vT354tNJ”
- New Houthi shelling of a base in Saudi Arabia and Iran speaks of Riyadh's inability in Yemenقصف حوثي جديد لقاعدة بالسعودية وإيران تتحدث عن عجز الرياض باليمن (machine translation)
“The spokesman for the Houthi forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that his forces carried out a large-scale attack with drones on King Khalid Base in Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, while the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, said that Saudi Arabia…”
- They revealed two air defense systems.. Houthis shell an airport and a base in southern Saudi Arabiaكشفوا عن منظومتي دفاع جوي.. الحوثيون يقصفون مطارا وقاعدة جنوبي السعودية (machine translation)
“The Houthis announced the launch of a ballistic missile at gatherings of the Saudi army in Najran in southern Saudi Arabia, less than 24 hours after their targeting of Abha airport and King Khalid Air Base. Al-Masirah channel, affiliated with the Yemeni Houthi group, said - citing…”
- Houthis: We carried out a drone attack on an important military target in Riyadhالحوثيون: نفذنا هجوما بطائرات مسيرة على هدف عسكري مهم بالرياض (machine translation)
“The military spokesman for the Houthi group announced that his forces carried out today, Monday, a drone attack on a military site — which he described as important — in the Saudi capital Riyadh, a day after a series of missile attacks the group launched toward Saudi Arabia. The website…”
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