Houthi drone and projectile attack on Khamis Mushait · 17 September 2020
General / 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
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 17 September 2020 · 29 Muharram 1442 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Projectile
- 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 drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 29 Muharram 1442 AH, corresponding to 17 September 2020, SPA. The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition "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…”
- Breaking: Saudi Arabia The Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia…#عاجل_السعودية القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابي… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Saudi Arabia. The Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped with explosives) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia towards the Kingdom. https://t.co/mTvWCkSgDA”
- Arab coalition destroys armed Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia
“RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed an armed Houthi drone targeting the Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt on Thursday afternoon. The Houthis launched the drone at civilian targets but it was intercepted,…”
- Saudi Arabia | Organization of Islamic Cooperation denounces the Houthi terrorist militia's launching of a booby-trapped drone toward Khamis Mushait.#السعودية | #منظمة_التعاون_الإسلامي تندد بإطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مفخخة باتجاه خميس مشيط. (machine translation)
“Saudi Arabia | Organization of Islamic Cooperation denounces the Houthi terrorist militia's launching of a booby-trapped drone toward Khamis Mushait.”
- Saudi News | Coalition: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom. Saudi News in Sign Language#أخبار_السعودية | التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مفخخة أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه المملكة. #أخبار_السعودية_بلغة_الإشارة (machine translation)
“Saudi News | Coalition: interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards the Kingdom. Saudi News in Sign Language https://t.co/OZQNBeQiC8”
- Destruction of a Houthi drone launched toward Saudi Arabiaتدمير «مسيّرة» حوثية أُطلقت باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed today (Thursday) a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, explained that the Joint Forces were able this evening to intercept…”
- Saudi News | The Cooperation Organization denounces the Houthi terrorist militia's launching of a booby-trapped drone toward Khamis Mushait.#أخبار_السعودية | منظمة التعاون تندد بإطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مفخخة باتجاه خميس مشيط. (machine translation)
“Saudi News | Cooperation Organization condemns the launch by the Houthi terrorist militia of a booby-trapped drone towards Khamis Mushait. https://t.co/aJeIwGMEdE”
- Arab Parliament condemns the "Houthi militia" targeting of civilians in Saudi Arabiaالبرلمان العربي يدين استهداف «ميليشيا الحوثي» المدنيين في السعودية (machine translation)
“Dr. Mishaal bin Fahm al-Salami, President of the Arab Parliament, condemned in "the strongest terms" the launch by the "Houthi coup militia" of a booby-trapped drone in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilian objects and civilians in the city of Khamis Mushait in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…”
- Five people injured in Saudi Arabia after Hutu attack from Yemen
“The war in Yemen is beginning to break out of its borders. At least five people were injured by shrapnel from a shell this weekend on the line between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in an attack attributed to Shiite Hutu…”