Houthi drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 9 March 2021
Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait
التحالف يدمر مسيّرة مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه خميس مشيط (machine translation)
- Date
- 9 March 2021 · 25 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (3 reports in all)
- Arab coalition intercepts Houthi drone launched towards southern Saudi Arabia
“- UAE condemned the attempted attack on Khamis Mushait - France, Span and Greece condemn missile, drone attacks on civilian areas on Sunday RIYADH: The Arab coalition said it intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s…”
- Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushaitالتحالف يدمر مسيّرة مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه خميس مشيط (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced today (Tuesday) the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the city of Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia. Brigadier General Staff Turki al-Maliki, the official spokesman for…”
- Saudi Council of Ministers condemns the Houthi attacks and considers them a targeting of the global economyمجلس الوزراء السعودي يدين هجمات الحوثيين ويعتبرها استهدافا للاقتصاد العالمي (machine translation)
“The Saudi Council of Ministers condemned the Houthis' targeting of Ras Tanura port and facilities belonging to Aramco, describing the attack as a blatant violation of all international laws and norms and a targeting of the global economy. The Council stressed in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency…”