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Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Place not stated · 20 August 2020

@saudiatv on X

Date
20 August 2020 · 1 Muharram 1442 AH
Place
Place not stated
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone, Ballistic missile
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Reported by Saudi media

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Sources (7 reports in all)

  1. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 20 August 2020
    Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone toward the Kingdom.
    #عاجل_السعودية | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" باتجاه المملكة. (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/xDEsGk0HTJ”
  2. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 20 August 2020
    Saudi News | Coalition forces: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. Saudi News in Sign Language
    #أخبار_السعودية | قوات التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مفخخة أطلقتها مليشيا الحوثي باتجاه المملكة. #أخبار_السعودية_بلغة_الإشارة (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | Coalition forces: interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. Saudi News in Sign Language https://t.co/VxZaaOdv9J”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 20 August 2020
    Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Joint Coalition forces intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone and a number…
    #عاجل_السعودية | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتدمر طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" وعدد … (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": the Joint Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a "booby-trapped" drone and one (1) ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward…”
  4. X: @arabnews (Arab News) · Saudi official (cited) · 20 August 2020
    #BREAKING: Arab coalition said on Thursday it intercepted and downed a drone fired from #Yemen toward #SaudiArabia, according to Saudi Press…
    “#BREAKING: Arab coalition said on Thursday it intercepted and downed a drone fired from #Yemen toward #SaudiArabia, according to Saudi Press Agency https://t.co/CPHFes74DB https://t.co/eAxoI02KPS”
  5. ara.reuters.com · Saudi official (cited) · 20 August 2020
    The Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen says it intercepted and downed a drone toward the Kingdom
    التحالف بقيادة السعودية في اليمن يقول إنه اعترض وأسقط طائرة مسيرة باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
  6. wam.ae · report · 20 August 2020
    Emirates News Agency - Arab Coalition in Yemen destroys bomb - laden UAV targeting Saudi Arabia
  7. akhbar-alkhaleej.com · report · 20 August 2020
    Gulf News | The Coalition: Interception and destruction of a Houthi "booby-trapped" drone toward Saudi Arabia
    أخبار الخليج | التحالف : اعتراض وتدمير درون حوثية « مفخخة » باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “Issue: 17740 - Sunday 18 October 2026 AD, corresponding to 07 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH Issue: 17740 - Sunday 18 October 2026 AD, corresponding to 07 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH Menu Thursday 01 January - 03:00 Keywords aak_news Consent to the use of files…”