Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 20 August 2020
Politics / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone toward the Kingdom
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 20 August 2020 · 1 Muharram 1442 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Politics / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone toward the Kingdomسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 01 Muharram 1442 AH corresponding to 20 August 2020 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that the Joint Coalition Forces were able - praise be to God - this evening (Thursday) to intercept…”
- Politics / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Joint Coalition forces intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone and (1) ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdomسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات التحالف المشتركة تعترض وتدمر طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" وعدد (1) صاروخ بالستي أطلقتهما المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 1 Muharram 1442 AH corresponding to 20 August 2020 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening, Thursday, to intercept…”
- 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…”
- The Coalition: Destruction of two booby-trapped drones and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia«التحالف»: تدمير «مسيّرتين» مفخختين و«باليستي» أطلقها الحوثيون باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted today (Thursday) two "booby-trapped" drones and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that "the Coalition forces…”
- The Coalition: Destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone and a "Houthi ballistic missile" toward the Kingdom« التحالف »: تدمير طائرة مسيرة « مفخخة » و « بالستي حوثي » باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“The spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, announced that the Joint Coalition forces were able this evening (Thursday) to intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone that was heading toward civilians and civilian objects in the region…”
- Saudi Arabia intercepts explosives - laden Houthi drone
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- The Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched toward Saudi territory - Al-Sahwa Net news siteالتحالف يدمر طائرة مفخخة أُطلقت باتجاه الأراضي السعودية - موقع الصحوة نت الاخباري (machine translation)
“The forces of the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" today, Thursday, destroyed a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated in a statement…”