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Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 13 August 2020

Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Joint Coalition Forces intercepted and downed a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom

سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائره بدون طيار "مفخخة" وصاروخين بالستيين أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)

Date
13 August 2020 · 23 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 AH
Place
Khamis Mushait
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone, Ballistic missile
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (9 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 13 August 2020
    Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Joint Coalition Forces intercepted and downed a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
    سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائره بدون طيار "مفخخة" وصاروخين بالستيين أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
    “Riyadh, 23 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 AH, corresponding to 13 August 2020 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the joint coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this morning to intercept and shoot down…”
  2. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 13 August 2020
    Breaking Saudi Arabia | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Joint Coalition Forces intercepted and downed a "booby-trapped" drone and two ball…
    #عاجل_السعودية | #قيادة_القوات_المشتركة_للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائره بدون طيار "مفخخة" وصار… (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The joint coalition forces intercept and shoot down a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards…”
  3. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 13 August 2020
    Arab coalition: Houthi armed drone, ballistic missiles launched toward Khamis Mushait intercepted
    “- The armed drone was intercepted and downed in the morning - The ballistic missiles were intercepted and destroyed in the evening RIYADH: A Houthi armed drone and two ballistic missiles launched towards Saudi Arabia's…”
  4. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 13 August 2020
    Saudi News | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The Joint Coalition Forces intercepted and downed a "booby-trapped" drone and two ball…
    #أخبار_السعودية | #قيادة_القوات_المشتركة_للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتسقط طائره بدون طيار "مفخخة" وصا… (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": The joint coalition forces intercept and shoot down a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards…”
  5. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 13 August 2020
    Saudi Arabia | Organization of Islamic Cooperation strongly condemns the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia's deliberate targeting of civilians in Khamis Mushait with a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles.
    #السعودية | #منظمة_التعاون_الإسلامي تدين بشدة تعمد ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية استهداف المدنيين في خميس مشيط بطائرة "مفخخة" وصاروخين بالستيين. (machine translation)
    “Saudi Arabia | Organization of Islamic Cooperation strongly condemns the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia's deliberate targeting of civilians in Khamis Mushait with a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles.”
  6. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 14 August 2020
    The Coalition intercepts a drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia
    «التحالف» يعترض «مسيّرة» و«باليستيين» أطلقها الحوثيون باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted today (Thursday) a "booby-trapped" drone and two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, explained that the forces…”
  7. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 20 August 2020
    Arab coalition shoots down drone fired from Yemen toward Saudi Arabia
    “RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Thursday it intercepted and downed a drone fired from Yemen toward Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi Press Agency. Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition forces, said that…”