Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Jazan · 28 March 2020
General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخين بالستيين أطلقتهما المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 28 March 2020 · 4 Sha'ban 1441 AH
- Place
- Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخين بالستيين أطلقتهما المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 04 Sha'ban 1441 AH corresponding to 28 March 2020 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed at (23:23) on…”
- Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdomقيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخين بالستيين أطلقتهما المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من ايران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki 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…”
- Saudi forces intercept ballistic missiles over Riyadh and Jazan; 2 civilians injured by falling debris
“RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and the southern city of Jazan late on Saturday. Col. Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition helping Yemen's…”
- Saudi forces intercept ballistic missiles over Riyadh and Jazan
“RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces shot down ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and the southern city of Jazan late on Saturday. Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Arab coalition helping Yemen's legitimate…”
- Arab and international condemnations of the Houthis launching two missiles at Saudi Arabiaإدانات عربية ودولية لإطلاق الحوثيين صاروخين على السعودية (machine translation)
“The Houthi terrorist attack on Saudi Arabia by launching two missiles at the cities of Riyadh and Jazan met with a wave of Arab and international condemnation and denunciation. Kuwait condemned the Houthi aggression, and a responsible source in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed condemnation of…”
- Saudi defenses destroy two ballistic missiles that targeted Riyadh and Jazanالدفاعات السعودية تدمر صاروخين باليستيين استهدفا الرياض وجازان (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted, on the evening of yesterday (Saturday), two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia from Sanaa and Saada toward civilian objects and civilians in the Kingdom. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy forces explained…”
- Coalition airstrikes hit the coupists' ballistic capabilitiesغارات للتحالف تضرب قدرات الانقلابيين الباليستية (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen struck qualitative military targets in several Yemeni areas; foremost among them Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah governorate, which the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias take as places to store ballistic capabilities that threaten the lives of…”
- Al Arabiya correspondent: a missile intercepted in the sky over Jazanمراسل العربية: اعتراض صاروخ في سماء #جازان #العربية (machine translation)
“Al Arabiya correspondent: interception of a missile in the sky over Jazan https://t.co/XBM4VeEOIK Al Arabiya”
- Yemeni legitimate government: the Houthi coup militia's targeting of the cities of Riyadh and Jazan with ballistic missiles undermines all de-escalation efforts called for by the…#الحكومة_اليمنية الشرعية: استهداف #ميليشيا_الحوثي الانقلابية بصواريخ باليستية لمدينتي #الرياض وجازان، يقوض كل جهود التهدئة التي دعت إليها ال… (machine translation)
“The legitimate Yemeni Government: the targeting by the coup Houthi militia with ballistic missiles of the cities of Riyadh and Jazan undermines all de-escalation efforts called for by the United Nations to confront the spread of the coronavirus. https://t.co/icmLxJmNFX Al Arabiya”
- Saudi Arabia intercepts missile over Riyadh
“Saudi forces intercepted ballistic missiles in the sky on Saturday over the capital Riyadh and the southern city of Jazan, according to state media reports. Residents and AFP reporters in Riyadh heard several explosions…”
- Saudi Arabia Intercepts Missiles Over 2 Cities
“Saudi Arabia intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, the country’s state news agency reported Sunday. Citing a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the militia, Saudi state news agency…”
- Houthis launch air attacks on Saudi capital
“Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles towards the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, and southern areas near the Yemeni border on Saturday night. The attacks, which were intercepted by Saudi air…”
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