Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait · 2 May 2021
UAE and Bahrain condemn the Houthis' attempt to target Khamis Mushait with a booby-trapped drone
سياسي / الإمارات والبحرين تدينان محاولة الحوثيين استهداف خميس مشيط بطائرة مفخخة (machine translation)
- Date
- 2 May 2021 · 20 Ramadan 1442 AH
- Place
- King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (9 reports in all)
- Saudi forces shoot down Houthi drone aimed at Khamis Mushayt
“- Houthis step up their missile, rocket and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia RIYADH: Saudi air defenses have intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis from Yemen toward the Saudi city of Khamis…”
- Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Saudi Arabia«التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرة مفخخة» أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه السعودية (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced, this morning (Sunday), the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Khamis Mushait (southern Saudi Arabia). The Coalition explained that the Houthi militia's violations are grave breaches of international law…”
- UAE and Bahrain condemn Houthi drone attack on Saudi city
“RIYADH: The UAE and Bahrain have condemned the Houthi militia over the latest drone attack on Saudi Arabia launched from Yemen. The Kingdom’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched…”
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait Al-Arabiyaالتحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيّرة مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه خميس مشيط #العربية (machine translation)
“Coalition: interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait Al Arabiya https://t.co/S7s52j8cg0”
- #Saudi forces intercept and destroy #Houthi drone targetting airbase in southern city of #KhamisMushayt
“#Saudi forces intercept and destroy #Houthi drone targetting airbase in southern city of #KhamisMushayt https://t.co/PD5BnQSomW”
- New attacks on southern Saudi Arabia.. US envoy to Yemen demands from Muscat an end to the Houthi attack on Maribهجمات جديدة على جنوب السعودية.. المبعوث الأميركي لليمن يطالب من مسقط بإنهاء هجوم الحوثيين على مأرب (machine translation)
“The US envoy to Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, stressed during his discussions in Muscat the need for consensus on ending the Houthi attack on Marib and a comprehensive ceasefire, while the Houthis announced targeting Saudi sites with 4 drones and two ballistic missiles.…”
- Houthi group targets Najran airport and King Khalid base in Saudi Arabia with four drones and two missilesجماعة الحوثي تستهدف مطار نجران وقاعدة الملك خالد في السعودية بأربع طائرات مسيرة وصاروخين (machine translation)
- Sari: Targeting Najran airport and King Khalid base in Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabiaسريع : استهداف مطار نجران وقاعدة الملك خالد بخميس مشيط في السعودية (machine translation)