Houthi ballistic missile attack on Place not stated · 28 March 2020
Political / Colonel Al-Malki: The Kingdom is strong with its leadership and people.. and the Houthi militias are trying to exploit the world's preoccupation with confronting the coronavirus pandemic
سياسي / العقيد المالكي: المملكة قوية بقيادتها وشعبها.. وميليشيات الحوثي تحاول استغلال انشغال العالم بمواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
- Date
- 28 March 2020 · 4 Sha'ban 1441 AH
- Place
- Place not stated
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (8 reports in all)
- Political / Colonel Al-Malki: The Kingdom is strong with its leadership and people.. and the Houthi militias are trying to exploit the world's preoccupation with confronting the coronavirus pandemicسياسي / العقيد المالكي: المملكة قوية بقيادتها وشعبها.. وميليشيات الحوثي تحاول استغلال انشغال العالم بمواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
“Riyadh 05 Sha'ban 1441 AH corresponding to 29 March 2020 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki affirmed that the targeting carried out by the terrorist Houthi militia last night, Saturday, by launching…”
- The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" stated that the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed at (23:23) from M…صرح المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن"، بإن قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي اعترضت ودمرت عند الساعة (23:23) من م… (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" stated that the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed at (23:23) on the evening of Saturday (28 March 2020) two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…”
- UN envoy to Yemen "extremely upset" a day after Houthi escalation toward Saudi Arabiaالمبعوث الأممي إلى اليمن «منزعج جداً» غداة التصعيد الحوثي تجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward civilian objects in Riyadh and Jazan on the evening of the day before yesterday, at a time when the Coalition forces pledged to destroy the Houthis' qualitative capabilities and neutralize…”
- Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia condemned
“- GCC Secretary-General Dr. Naif bin Falah Al-Hajraf says the ‘terrorist attack’ is not on Saudi Arabia alone, but also on Gulf security and stability - Attacks shows real threat posed by Houthis and Iranian regime…”
- International condemnation and UN displeasure at the ballistic aggression on Saudi Arabiaاستنكار دولي وانزعاج أممي من العدوان الباليستي على السعودية (machine translation)
“Countries and international organizations rushed to condemn the Houthi aggression with two ballistic missiles against Saudi Arabia on the evening of the day before yesterday, and the attempt to target civilians in the cities of Riyadh and Jazan, which resulted in two minor injuries from missile interceptor fragments. The envoy expressed…”
- Coalition hits Houthi targets in Yemen in response to missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
“- The raids were in response to a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s capital and another city at the weekend - Operation aimed to 'neutralize and destroy legitimate military targets' RIYADH: The Arab Coalition…”
- Saudi Arabia puts the Security Council before its responsibilities to deter the Houthisالسعودية تضع مجلس الأمن أمام مسؤولياته لردع الحوثيين (machine translation)
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held the Security Council responsible for deterring the terrorist attacks launched by the Houthi group; the latest of which was the launching of two ballistic missiles against civilians and civilian facilities in the Kingdom. The Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations wrote…”
- Col. Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition helping Yemen's legitimate government, said "#Houthi terrorists" of Yemen w…
“Col. Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition helping Yemen's legitimate government, said "#Houthi terrorists" of Yemen were behind the missile attack in the Kingdom before midnight Saturday…”