Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 2 March 2021
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Intercepting and destroying a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdom
عام / 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)
- Date
- 2 March 2021 · 18 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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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Intercepting and destroying a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward the Kingdomعام / 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, 18 Rajab 1442 AH, corresponding to 2 March 2021, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, stated that the joint Coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this evening (Tuesday) to…”
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia
“RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: “Joint…”
- Destroying a booby-trapped Houthi drone launched toward Saudi Arabiaتدمير «مسيّرة» حوثية مفخخة أُطلقت نحو السعودية (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen today (Tuesday) destroyed a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia. The Coalition spokesman, Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, explained that the joint forces were able this evening to intercept and destroy…”
- #BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts and destroys drone launched by Yemen's #Houthi militia towards southern Saudi Arabia
“#BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts and destroys drone launched by Yemen's #Houthi militia towards southern Saudi Arabia https://t.co/1NupOYgTbg https://t.co/0dX2teLU2U”
- Saudi Arabia announces the destruction of a drone launched by the Houthis toward the southern regionالسعودية تعلن تدمير طائرة مسيرة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه المنطقة الجنوبية (machine translation)
“Saudi Arabia announced today (Wednesday) the destruction of a drone launched by the Houthis in Yemen toward the southern region of the Kingdom, a day after a similar drone was destroyed. Saudi television quoted the Coalition — led by Riyadh and fighting the Houthis — as saying that it…”
- Arab Coalition Claims to Have Destroyed Drone Launched Towards Saudi Arabia
“Saudi coalition forces have destroyed a Houthi drone launched toward the kingdom's southern region, Saudi state television has reported. Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki confirmed that a "booby-trapped"…”