Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Najran · 2 May 2021
Saudi defense forces destroy Houthi drones , missile targeting Najran
- Date
- 2 May 2021 · 20 Ramadan 1442 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (18 reports in all)
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of two booby-trapped drones launched toward Najran.#التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرتين دون طيار مفخختين أطلقتا باتجاه نجران. (machine translation)
“Coalition: Interception and destruction of two booby-trapped drones launched toward Najran.”
- Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: The situation is stable in Najran after confronting two ballistic missiles and two drones launched by the Houthi militiaفيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية: الوضع مستقر في #نجران بعد التصدي لصاروخين باليستيين ومسيرتين أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: The situation is stable in Najran after confronting two ballistic missiles and two drones launched by the Houthi militia https://t.co/c78Wkmd6h2”
- Saudi defense forces destroy Houthi drones, missile targeting Najran
“- The coalition affirmed that operational measures have been taken to protect civilians - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile…”
- UAE condemns Houthis' attempt to target Najran with a ballistic missile and two booby-trapped dronesالإمارات تدين محاولة الحوثيين استهداف نجران بصاروخ باليستي وطائرتين مفخختين (machine translation)
“The UAE expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attempts of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias to target civilians and civilian objects in a systematic and deliberate manner in the city of Najran in Saudi Arabia, through a ballistic missile and two drones…”
- UAE: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are a blatant challenge.. our security is indivisibleالإمارات : الهجمات الحوثية على السعودية تحدٍ سافر .. أمننا كل لا يتجزأ (machine translation)
“The United Arab Emirates expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attempts of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia to target civilians and civilian objects in a systematic and deliberate manner in the city of Najran, through ballistic missiles…”
- UAE Slams Houthis for Attempting to Attack Saudi Arabia with Drones , Ballistic Missile
“The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned on Monday the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militias for their ongoing persistent attempts to attack civilians and civilian locations in Saudi Arabia. The latest failed attack…”
- Gulf countries condemn continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
“- Bahrain expressed its solidarity with the Kingdom against anything that would target its security and safety - Kuwait’s foreign ministry said the attacks pose a threat to the security of the Kingdom and the region…”
- Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercept ballistic missile and two #Houthi explosive drones targeting southern city of #Najran
“Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercept ballistic missile and two #Houthi explosive drones targeting southern city of #Najran https://t.co/5dGx442nLb https://t.co/4PwU2G7v3n”
- #BREAKING: #UAE condemns Houthi attacks targeting #SaudiArabia’s Najran: Al-Arabiya
“#BREAKING: #UAE condemns Houthi attacks targeting #SaudiArabia’s Najran: Al-Arabiya https://t.co/5dGx442nLb https://t.co/ltZXY7H7VO”
- UAE condemns the Houthis' deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian objects in Najran Al-Arabiya#الإمارات تدين استهداف الحوثيين المتعمد للمدنيين والأعيان المدنية في #نجران #العربية (machine translation)
“The UAE condemns the Houthis' deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian objects in Najran Al Arabiya https://t.co/1DZll8acyV”
- Emirates News Agency - UAE condemns Houthis' attempt to target Najran with a ballistic missile and two booby-trapped dronesوكالة أنباء الإمارات - الإمارات تدين محاولة الحوثيين استهداف نجران بصاروخ باليستي وطائرتين مفخختين (machine translation)
- Emirates News Agency - UAE condemns Houthi attempted missile attack on Najran