Houthi drone and projectile attack on Khamis Mushait · 17 February 2021
Politics / 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 toward the Kingdom
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" اطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 17 February 2021 · 5 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Projectile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Politics / 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 toward the Kingdomسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار "مفخخة" اطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 05 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2021 AD, SPA. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this morning (Wednesday) to…”
- 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 Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة دون طيار "مفخخة" في الأجواء اليمنية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 05 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2021 AD, SPA. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening (Wednesday) to…”
- 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 destroyed today (Wednesday) a booby-trapped Houthi drone launched toward Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that "the joint Coalition forces were able this morning…”
- Interception of two booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabiaاعتراض مسيّرتين مفخختين أطلقتهما ميليشيا الحوثي تجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted today (Wednesday) two booby-trapped drones in Yemeni airspace, launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the Kingdom. The Coalition said that the militia's continued hostile terrorist attempts…”
- 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…”
- Legitimacy calls on the Security Council to put an end to the Houthi escalation«الشرعية» تطالب مجلس الأمن بوضع حد للتصعيد الحوثي (machine translation)
“The Yemeni government called yesterday (Wednesday) on the UN Security Council to put an end to the escalation of the Houthi group, which it said "does not care about the pressures of the international community." Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak said in remarks during his reception in Riyadh of Ambassador…”
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushaitالتحالف : اعتراض وتدمير مسيرة مفخخة أطلقتها مليشيا الحوثي باتجاه خميس مشيط #العربية (machine translation)
“Coalition: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait Al-Arabiya https://t.co/k6bWfsjS03”
- #BREAKING: Saudi defenses intercept bomber plane launched by Houthis towards the Kingdom: Al-Arabiya
“#BREAKING: Saudi defenses intercept bomber plane launched by Houthis towards the Kingdom: Al-Arabiya https://t.co/7rhB7bZKcq”
- Saudi air defenses intercept a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdomالدفاعات السعودية تعترض طائرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا #الحوثي تجاه المملكة #العربية (machine translation)
“Saudi air defenses intercept a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom Al-Arabiya https://t.co/X1mlwmxyhb”