Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 15 February 2021
Coalition destroys a booby-trapped Houthi drone launched toward Abha Airport
«التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرة» حوثية مفخخة أطلقت باتجاه مطار أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 February 2021 · 3 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (18 reports in all)
- Escalating Houthi attempts to target Abha civilian airportتصاعد المحاولات الحوثية لاستهداف مطار أبها المدني (machine translation)
“The Houthi militias' escalation against civilian targets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues, within clear attempts to consolidate political and propaganda positions, amid international criticism of the terrorist group and broad support for the Kingdom in defending its security…”
- Video | Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha International Airportفيديو | اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار مفخخه أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية تجاه #مطار_أبها الدولي #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha International Airport Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/ect0ITyQkV”
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Abha airport
“- Airport is running smoothly and flights will continue uninterrupted according to earlier schedules DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state television said on Tuesday that the Arab coalition had intercepted a Houthi drone…”
- Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: Travel movement at Abha Airport was not affected by the Houthi attack, scheduled flights continue, and conditions in Asir are normalفيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية: حركة السفر في #مطار_أبها لم تتأثر بسبب الهجوم الحوثي والرحلات المجدولة مستمرة والأوضاع في #عسير طبيعية (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: Travel movement at Abha Airport was not affected by the Houthi attack, scheduled flights continue, and conditions in Asir are normal https://t.co/4ksys8MRCg”
- Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent monitors the movement of flights and the reception of travelers in the arrival and departure halls inside Abha Airport after the failed Houthi attackفيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية يرصد حركة سير الرحلات واستقبال المسافرين في صالة القدوم والمغادرة داخل #مطار_أبها بعد الهجوم الحوثي الفاشل (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent monitors the movement of flights and the reception of travelers in the arrival and departure hall inside Abha Airport after the failed Houthi attack https://t.co/BhtphfW8vq”
- Video | Confronting the Houthi terrorist attacks on Abha Airport from 2016 to 2021فيديو | التصدي لهجمات الحوثي الإرهابية على #مطار_أبها منذ 2016 إلى 2021 #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Confronting the Houthi terrorist attacks on Abha Airport from 2016 to 2021 Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/U9xOY80xEb”
- Coalition destroys a booby-trapped Houthi drone launched toward Abha Airport«التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرة» حوثية مفخخة أطلقت باتجاه مطار أبها (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Tuesday) the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport. The Coalition said that as a result of the interception, some fragments scattered in the vicinity of the airport…”
- Coalition destroys a booby-trapped Houthi drone in the third targeting of Abha International Airport«التحالف» يدمر مسيّرة حوثية مفخخة في ثالث استهداف لمطار أبها الدولي (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced yesterday the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the third attempt to target the airport within a week, in a direct threat to the security of navigation in the region…”
- Arab coalition intercepts 3 Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia
“- Arab coalition says Houthis intended ‘to target civilians in a systematic and deliberate manner’ RIYADH: Arab coalition forces early on Thursday intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia…”
- The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha Airport.أعلن تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن عن اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا #الحوثي باتجاه مطار أبها. #العربية (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha Airport. https://t.co/FMd74HD0TC Al-Arabiya”
- #BREAKING: Saudi state TV Ekhbariya says coalition forces intercepted and destroyed Houthi drone targeting Abha airport
“#BREAKING: Saudi state TV Ekhbariya says coalition forces intercepted and destroyed Houthi drone targeting Abha airport https://t.co/YbVJp9Q3lW https://t.co/faJezTINVC”
- Al-Arabiya correspondent in Abha Hassan Al-Talei: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts and destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the airportمراسل #العربية في #أبها حسن الطالعي: تحالف دعم الشرعية يعترض ويدمر مسيرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي باتجاه المطار (machine translation)
“Al-Arabiya correspondent in Abha Hassan Al-Talei: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts and destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the airport https://t.co/PTmArHaOYc”