Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Place not stated · 23 August 2020
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone in Yemeni airspace
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية (machine translation)
- Date
- 23 August 2020 · 4 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
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone in Yemeni airspaceعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 3 Muharram 1442 AH corresponding to 22 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 morning (Sunday) to intercept…”
- Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Houthi militia…قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها مليشيا الحوثي الإ… (machine translation)
“Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom https://t.co/e01427M70x”
- Saudi News | The Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom.#أخبار_السعودية | التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار وصاروخ بالستي أطلقتهما مليشيا الحوثي تجاه المملكة. (machine translation)
“Saudi News | The Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/ipp15nb5fd”
- Coalition forces were able on Sunday morning to intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabiaقوات التحالف تمكنت صباح الأحد من اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية باتجاه #السعودية #العربية (machine translation)
“The Coalition forces were able on Sunday morning to intercept and destroy a (booby-trapped) drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia https://t.co/MGEH1IAsVJ Al Arabiya”