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Houthi drone attack on Place not stated · 6 September 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 launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia

عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران (machine translation)

Date
6 September 2020 · 18 Muharram 1442 AH
Place
Place not stated
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (8 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 6 September 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 launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia
    عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران (machine translation)
    “Riyadh 18 Muharram 1442 AH corresponding to 06 September 2020 AD SPA The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that the joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - on the evening of today (Sunday) to intercept…”
  2. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 6 September 2020
    Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone launched towards Saudi Arabia
    “- Joint coalition forces managed to intercept and destroy the explosive-laden drone RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Sunday it intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia. “The joint…”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 6 September 2020
    Saudi News | 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…
    #أخبار_السعودية | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار "مفخخة" بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها … (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | The 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 Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom.…”
  4. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 6 September 2020
    Breaking: Saudi Arabia Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Houthi militia…
    #عاجل_السعودية قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإ… (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom https://t.co/W7cbhYIgZm”
  5. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 7 September 2020
    Saudi News | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Houthi militia…
    #أخبار_السعودية | قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية … (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom. https://t.co/3DzX9CknkY”
  6. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 7 September 2020
    Coalition intercepts a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia
    التحالف يعترض مسيّرة مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen were able on the evening of yesterday to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom to target civilians, according to Colonel Turki…”
  7. X: @AlArabiya (العربية) · Saudi media · 6 September 2020
    Coalition: destruction of a Houthi drone in Yemeni airspace that was heading toward Saudi Arabia Al Arabiya
    التحالف: تدمير مسيرة حوثية في الأجواء اليمنية كانت متجهة للسعودية #العربية (machine translation)
    “Coalition: destruction of a Houthi drone in Yemeni airspace that was heading to Saudi Arabia https://t.co/xyrcu1ZtgQ Al Arabiya”
  8. X: @arabnews (Arab News) · Saudi official (cited) · 6 September 2020
    #BREAKING: Arab coalition says it intercepted a drone launched by Yemen's #Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia
    “#BREAKING: Arab coalition says it intercepted a drone launched by Yemen's #Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia https://t.co/y2B8V7EGON https://t.co/HJ0avw1CZ7”