ASAR · Attacks on Saudi Arabia Record اقرأ بالعربية

Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 18 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
18 November 2020 · 3 Rabi' al-Thani 1442 AH
Place
Southern region
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

Open in the interactive record (map, filters) →

Sources (7 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 18 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, 03 Rabi' al-Thani 1442 AH, corresponding to 18 November 2020, SPA: The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening (Wednesday)…”
  2. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 18 November 2020
    Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone launched toward Saudi Arabia
    “- The explosive-laden drone was launched toward the Kingdom’s southern region RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia’s southern region on…”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 18 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 … (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Saudi Arabia | Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/fZMlLmB6NU”
  4. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 18 November 2020
    Destruction of a Houthi drone launched toward Saudi Arabia
    تدمير «مسيّرة» حوثية أُطلقت باتجاه السعودية (machine translation)
    “The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen today (Wednesday) destroyed a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Brigadier General Staff Turki al-Maliki, explained that "the Joint Forces were able this evening to intercept…”
  5. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 18 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": intercepted and destroyed a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. https://t.co/dOMTE0WWyu”
  6. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 18 November 2020
    Video | The Coalition shows footage of the interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militias toward the Kingdom
    فيديو | #التحالف يعرض تسجيلا لاعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" أطلقتها الميليشيات الحوثية الإرهابية تجاه #المملكة #الإخبارية (machine translation)
    “Video | The Coalition shows footage of the interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militias toward the Kingdom. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/cknD5fFd6H”