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Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 8 September 2020

Political / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom

سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)

Date
8 September 2020 · 20 Muharram 1442 AH
Place
Southern region
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (10 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 8 September 2020
    Political / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom
    سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
    “Riyadh 20 Muharram 1442 AH corresponding to 08 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 morning of today (Tuesday) to…”
  2. X: @KSAMOFA (وزارة الخارجية 🇸🇦) · Saudi official · 8 September 2020
    Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Houthi terrorist militia…
    قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعو… (machine translation)
    “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/Es2qXf1kwQ”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 8 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 بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية… (machine translation)
    “Breaking Saudi Arabia | Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom. https://t.co/SnYL8ZwkuT”
  4. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 8 September 2020
    Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia
    “- The coalition early this month also intercepted a Houthi drone launched towards the Kingdom RIYADH: The Arab coalition on Wednesday morning destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards the…”
  5. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 8 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 Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces intercepted on Tuesday a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated,…”
  6. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 8 September 2020
    Video | Coalition intercepts a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom Al Ekhbariya
    فيديو | #التحالف يعترض طائرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية تجاه #المملكة #الإخبارية (machine translation)
    “Video | The Coalition intercepts a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/tkOaeIIuny”
  7. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi official (cited) · 8 September 2020
    Saudi News | The official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able this morning to…
    #أخبار_السعودية | صرح المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن العقيد الركن تركي المالكي بأن قوات التحالف تمكنت صباح اليو… (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | The official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition forces were able on Tuesday morning to intercept and destroy a booby-trapped drone in the southern region of…”
  8. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 9 September 2020
    Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone that targeted southern Saudi Arabia
    التحالف يدمر مسيّرة مفخخة استهدفت جنوب السعودية (machine translation)
    “Colonel Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said that the Joint Coalition forces were able yesterday morning to intercept and destroy a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the terrorist Houthi militias in a systematic and deliberate manner…”
  9. X: @AlArabiya (العربية) · Saudi media · 8 September 2020
    Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia to target civilians in southern Saudi Arabia Al Arabiya
    تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن يدمر طائرة مسيرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي لاستهداف المدنيين جنوب #السعودية #العربية (machine translation)
    “The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia to target civilians in southern Saudi Arabia Al-Arabiya https://t.co/m2ODvbAOQc”