Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Riyadh · 23 June 2020
The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Sanaa toward the Kingdom
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي اطلقته المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران من صنعاء باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 23 June 2020 · 2 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1441 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Drone, Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Sanaa toward the Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي اطلقته المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران من صنعاء باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 2 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1441 AH, corresponding to 23 June 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning, Tuesday, to…”
- Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh
“- The Houthis have launched 8 drones and 3 ballistic missiles towards the city - The missile was targeting innocent civilians, Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said DUBAI: The Arab Coalition intercepted a Houthi ballistic…”
- Video | Coalition: Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militias toward Riyadh in a deliberate and systematic hostile operationفيديو | التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقته ميليشيات الحوثي الإرهابية باتجاه #الرياض في عملية عدائية متعمدة وممنهجة #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition: Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militias toward Riyadh in a deliberate and systematic hostile operation Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/2CDn3V83On”
- Britain and France condemn Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia
“- The Houthis have launched eight drones and three ballistic missiles towards Riyadh LONDON: Britain and France on Tuesday condemned a misisle and drone attack on Saudi Arabia launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi…”
- Saudi News | Coalition: Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi toward Riyadh.#أخبار_السعودية | التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقه الحوثي باتجاه #الرياض. #أخبار_السعودية_بلغة_الإشارة (machine translation)
“Saudi News | Coalition: Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi toward Riyadh. Saudi News in Sign Language https://t.co/QBMziZ5ukw”
- Arab and Islamic condemnations of Houthi terrorism targeting Saudi Arabia with ballistic missilesإدانات عربية وإسلامية لاستهداف الإرهاب الحوثي السعودية بصواريخ باليستية (machine translation)
“The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist attacks targeting civilian objects and civilians in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones drew wide condemnation from Arab and Islamic countries. The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned…”
- Saudi air defense destroys ballistic missiles and drones launched by the Houthisالدفاع الجوي السعودي يدمّر صواريخ باليستية وطائرات مسيّرة أطلقها الحوثيون (machine translation)
“The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces destroyed Houthi attacks with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones yesterday morning (Tuesday), including a ballistic missile fired by the militias from Sanaa toward the capital Riyadh. Colonel Staff Turki…”
- Breaking Saudi Arabia | Colonel Al-Maliki: The missile that attempted to target Riyadh is Iranian-made ballistic.#عاجل_السعودية | العقيد المالكي: الصاروخ الذي حاول استهداف #الرياض بالستي إيراني الصنع. (machine translation)
“Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Colonel al-Maliki: The missile that attempted to target Riyadh is Iranian-made ballistic. https://t.co/UADibGkmNR”
- #BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts Houthi missile targeting #Riyadh - Al-Arabiya TV
“#BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts Houthi missile targeting #Riyadh - Al-Arabiya TV https://t.co/J5VlmoBoLR https://t.co/6qeeFWLpZN”
- The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen affirmed the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi toward Saudi Arabia.. and that the missile was launched by the Houthi from Sanaa toward…أكد #تحالف_دعم_الشرعية_في_اليمن اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقه #الحوثي باتجاه #السعودية .. وأن الصاروخ أطلقه #الحوثي من #صنعاء باتجاه #ال… (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen confirmed the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi toward Saudi Arabia.. and that the Houthi launched the missile from Sanaa toward Riyadh https://t.co/r2i1UOIo7v Al Arabiya”
- Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles, drones towards Saudi Arabia
“Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have carried out their largest-ever military operation against neighbouring Saudi Arabia, targeting the defence ministry and a military base in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh. Their…”
- They bombed an airport and an air base.. Houthis target Saudi Arabia with dronesقصفوا مطارا وقاعدة جوية.. الحوثيون يستهدفون السعودية بطائرات مسيرة (machine translation)
“The Houthi group announced today the targeting of an airport and an air base in the southern border of Saudi Arabia with several drones, while the Saudi-Emirati Coalition said it destroyed 4 drones loaded with explosives launched by the group. The Houthi spokesman said…”
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