Houthi ballistic missile attack on Jazan · 29 March 2020
General / "General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars" strongly condemns the Houthi attacks, which confirm its predicament and that it is outside the humanitarian track that is uniting to confront the coronavirus pandemic
عام / "الأمانة العامة لهيئة كبار العلماء" تدين بشدة هجمات الحوثي التي تؤكد مأزقها وأنها خارج المسار الإنساني الذي يتوحد في مواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
- Date
- 29 March 2020 · 5 Sha'ban 1441 AH
- Place
- Jazan
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / "General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars" strongly condemns the Houthi attacks, which confirm its predicament and that it is outside the humanitarian track that is uniting to confront the coronavirus pandemicعام / "الأمانة العامة لهيئة كبار العلماء" تدين بشدة هجمات الحوثي التي تؤكد مأزقها وأنها خارج المسار الإنساني الذي يتوحد في مواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
“Riyadh 05 Sha'ban 1441 AH corresponding to 29 March 2020 AD SPA The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars condemned the launch by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia of two ballistic missiles toward residential neighborhoods in the cities of Riyadh and Jazan, where these…”
- Colonel Al-Maliki explained that the two ballistic missiles were launched toward Riyadh and Jazan, and there are no loss of life, praise be to God, until the issuance of…وأوضح العقيد المالكي أن الصاروخين البالستيين تم إطلاقهما باتجاه مدينة الرياض و مدينة جازان ولا يوجد خسائر بالأرواح -ولله الحمد - حتى إصدار ه… (machine translation)
“Colonel Al-Malki explained that the two ballistic missiles were launched toward Riyadh city and Jazan city, and there are no loss of life - praise be to God - as of the issuance of this statement, and the interception of the two missiles caused some fragments to fall as a result of the destruction process…”
- Saudi News | Arab and international condemnations of the Houthi terrorist attack on Riyadh and Jazan.#أخبار_السعودية | إدانات عربية ودولية بالهجوم الإرهابي الحوثي على مدينتي #الرياض و #جازان. (machine translation)
“Saudi News | Arab and international condemnations of the Houthi terrorist attack on the cities of Riyadh and Jazan. https://t.co/EpCAOhr8an”
- At least one missile has also been intercepted over the southern city of #Jazan, according to Al Arabiya sources. #Houthis #Yemen
“At least one missile has also been intercepted over the southern city of #Jazan, according to Al Arabiya sources. #Houthis #Yemen https://t.co/eHhGebOTDL https://t.co/rpmWOuE7iP”
- Coalition: The two missiles were launched from Sanaa and Saada in Yemen toward Riyadh and Jazanالتحالف: الصاروخان تم إطلاقهما من صنعاء وصعدة باليمن باتجاه الرياض وجازان (machine translation)
“The Coalition: The two missiles were launched from Sanaa and Saada in Yemen toward Riyadh and Jazan https://t.co/XBM4VeEOIK”
- “We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack by the Houthi militia on #Riyadh and Jizan,” #Yemen’s foreign ministry said in a statemen…
““We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack by the Houthi militia on #Riyadh and Jizan,” #Yemen’s foreign ministry said in a statement. https://t.co/IUwGcquui0”
- Britain condemns the Houthis launching missiles toward Riyadh and Jazan and affirms that it threatens civilian areas and peace efforts, Al-Arabiya#بريطانيا تدين اطلاق الحوثيين صواريخ تجاه #الرياض و #جازان.. وتؤكد أنه يهدد المناطق المدنية وجهود السلام #العربية (machine translation)
“Britain condemns the Houthis launching missiles toward Riyadh and Jazan.. and affirms that it threatens civilian areas and peace efforts https://t.co/y7VZMGFG6e Al Arabiya”
- In response to the launching of missiles at Riyadh and Jazan, Coalition to Support Legitimacy warplanes strike military targets of the militias in Yemeni areas, including assembly and…ردا على إطلاق الصواريخ على #الرياض و #جازان.. مقاتلات #تحالف_دعم_الشرعية تضرب أهدافا عسكرية للميليشيات في مناطق يمنية، شملت مخازن تجميع وترك… (machine translation)
“In response to the launching of missiles at Riyadh and Jazan.. Coalition to Support Legitimacy warplanes strike military targets of the militias in Yemeni areas, including stores for assembling and installing ballistic missiles and drones, and locations where Iranian experts are present from…”
- The Saudi-Emirati Coalition announces it intercepted two missiles in the skies of Riyadh and Jazanالتحالف السعودي الإماراتي يعلن اعتراضه صاروخين في سماء الرياض وجازان (machine translation)
“The Saudi-Emirati Coalition announced its interception and destruction of a ballistic missile in the middle of the night in the sky over the Saudi capital Riyadh, while Saudi media reported the interception of another missile in the sky over the city of Jazan in the south of the country. Al-Ekhbariya channel mentioned in…”
- Saudi-led coalition intercepts missiles over Riyadh, Jizan
“Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles above the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, and the southern city of Jizan, the first attack on the kindom’s capital in more than a year. Military spokesman Turki…”