Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Southern region · 26 February 2021
Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي أطلقته المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 26 February 2021 · 14 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- 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" أطلقتها الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 14 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 26 February 2021 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that the joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening (Friday) to…”
- Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdomسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي أطلقته المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 14 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 26 February 2021 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that the joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening (Friday) to intercept…”
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drones, ballistic missile attack targeting Saudi Arabia
“- The Houthis launched six drones toward the Kingdom's southern region. All were destroyed - Arab coalition also intercepted a ballistic missile attack targeting the capital Riyadh LONDON: The Arab coalition intercepted…”
- Saudi Arabia thwarts Houthi missile attack on Riyadh
“Breadcrumb Saudi Arabia thwarts Houthi missile attack on Riyadh: state news The Iran-backed Houthis have escalated attacks on the kingdom, while they step up an offensive to seize the Saudi-backed Yemeni government's…”