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Houthi drone and gunfire / clash attack on Southern region · 12 November 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 terrorist Houthi militia towards 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 باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)

Date
12 November 2020 · 26 Rabi' al-Awwal 1442 AH
Place
Southern region
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone, Gunfire / clash
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Yemen
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (22 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 11 November 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)
    “Riyadh, 25 Rabi al-Awwal 1442 AH, corresponding to 11 November 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning (Thursday)…”
  2. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 12 November 2020
    Politics / 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 toward the Kingdom
    سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
    “Riyadh, 26 Rabi al-Awwal 1442 AH, corresponding to 12 November 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this evening (Thursday)…”
  3. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 12 November 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 terrorist Houthi militia towards 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 باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
    “Riyadh, 26 Rabi al-Awwal 1442 AH, corresponding to 12 November 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this evening (Thursday)…”
  4. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 12 November 2020
    Politics / The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of (5) (booby-trapped) drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
    سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير عدد (5) طائرات بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
    “Riyadh, 26 Rabi al-Awwal 1442 AH, corresponding to 12 November 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — today (Thursday) to…”
  5. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 11 November 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 ال… (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support 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/p3T3tOsfW5”
  6. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 11 November 2020
    The Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia
    «التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرة» مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen were able this morning (Thursday) to intercept and destroy a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support…”
  7. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 12 November 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 بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية… (machine translation)
    “Saudi News | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support 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/klbanixeT1”
  8. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 12 November 2020
    Breaking: 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…
    #عاجل_السعودية قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) بالأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها ا… (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) in Yemeni airspace launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia towards the Kingdom…”
  9. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 12 November 2020
    The Coalition destroys two booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia
    «التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرتين» مفخختين أطلقهما الحوثيون تجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed this evening (Thursday) two booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Brigadier Staff Turki al-Maliki, explained that the Joint Forces were able this evening…”
  10. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 12 November 2020
    Breaking: The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Interception and destruction of (5) (booby-trapped) drones launched by the militia…
    #عاجل_السعودية قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير عدد (5) طائرات بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا ا… (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia - Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed (5) drones (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/TpgbDkSE3c”
  11. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 12 November 2020
    The Coalition destroys 5 booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia
    «التحالف» يدمّر 5 «مسيّرات» مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen today (Thursday) were able to intercept and destroy 5 drones (booby-trapped) launched by the terrorist Houthi militia in a systematic and deliberate manner to target civilian objects and civilians in the Kingdom. The spokesman said…”
  12. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 12 November 2020
    The Netherlands investigates the attack on the Saudi embassy
    هولندا تحقّق في الاعتداء على سفارة السعودية (machine translation)
    “Dutch police announced the opening of an investigation into gunfire targeting the Saudi embassy in The Hague yesterday, which caused no injuries. For its part, the Kingdom's embassy stated that its headquarters was subjected to "a cowardly shooting incident at dawn on Thursday, and that the embassy's security men informed the authorities…”

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