Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 28 February 2021
Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed "one" ballistic missile toward (Riyadh) and (6) "booby-trapped" drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom to target civilians and civilian objects
سياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي "واحد" تجاه ( الرياض ) وعدد (6) طائرات دون طيار "مفخخة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة لاستهداف المدنيين والأعيان المدنية (machine translation)
- Date
- 28 February 2021 · 16 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Politics / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": intercepted and destroyed "one" ballistic missile toward (Riyadh) and (6) "booby-trapped" drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom to target civilians and civilian objectsسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ بالستي "واحد" تجاه ( الرياض ) وعدد (6) طائرات دون طيار "مفخخة" أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران تجاه المملكة لاستهداف المدنيين والأعيان المدنية (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 16 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 28 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 - on the evening of (Saturday) and the morning of Sunday…”
- Destruction of a "ballistic" attack toward Riyadh and "drones" that targeted civilians in Saudi Arabiaتدمير هجوم «باليستي» نحو الرياض و«مسيرات» استهدفت المدنيين في السعودية (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Saturday) the interception and destruction of a ballistic attack from the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh, and 6 drones launched toward Jazan, Khamis Mushait, the southern region and toward the Kingdom. It affirmed…”
- Arab states condemn Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
“DUBAI: Arab states condemned the Houthi militia’s attacks on Saudi Arabia that targeted civilian areas across the Kingdom. The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed four Houthi drones targeting civilian areas in the…”
- Egypt condemns the Houthi militia's continuation of its terrorist acts toward Saudi Arabiaمصر تدين مواصلة ميليشيا الحوثي أعمالها الإرهابية صوب السعودية (machine translation)
“Egypt expressed today, Sunday, its deep condemnation and denunciation of the Houthi "militia's" continuation of its terrorist acts directed toward Saudi territory, the latest of which was targeting the city of Riyadh with a ballistic missile, as well as targeting the south of the Kingdom with a number of drones…”
- World leaders condemn Houthi attack on Riyadh
“- The Houthis in Yemen launched six drones at the south of the Kingdom, all of which were shot down - The coalition also intercepted a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh JEDDAH: World and Arab leaders have condemned the…”
- Saudi defenses thwart 6 aerial threats from the Houthi militias within two hours.. and the Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts a ballistic attack on Riyadh and 6 booby-trapped drones …الدفاعات #السعودية تحبط 6 تهديدات جوية من ميليشيات #الحوثي خلال ساعتين.. وتحالف دعم الشرعية يعترض هجوما باليستيا على الرياض و6 مسيرات مفخخة … (machine translation)
“Saudi air defenses thwart 6 aerial threats from the Houthi militias within two hours.. and the Coalition to Support Legitimacy intercepts a ballistic attack on Riyadh and 6 booby-trapped drones in the southern region Al-Arabiya https://t.co/Z8nvah6V5V”