Houthi drone attack on King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait · 17 June 2021
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- Date
- 17 June 2021 · 7 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1442 AH
- Place
- King Khalid Air Base, 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 (4 reports in all)
- 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 today (Thursday) the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militias toward Khamis Mushait (southern Saudi Arabia). The command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said that all attempts were thwarted…”
- Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone launched toward southern Saudi Arabia
“- The coalition said it destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthis against civilians and civilian objects in Khamis Mushait - The Arab Parliament and OIC strongly condemned the Houthi attack RIYADH: The Arab…”
- Saudi defenses intercept a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushaitالدفاعات #السعودية تعترض مسيرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا #الحوثيين باتجاه #خميس_مشيط #العربية (machine translation)
“Saudi air defenses intercept a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait https://t.co/NkumgnH4Cf Al-Arabiya”
- Saudi Arabia announces the destruction of 17 drones launched by the Houthis toward its territory, and the battles of Marib leave dozens deadالسعودية تعلن تدمير 17 طائرة مسيرة أطلقها الحوثيون تجاه أراضيها ومعارك مأرب تسفر عن عشرات القتلى (machine translation)
“The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed 17 booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthis toward the southern region of the Kingdom, while dozens were killed as battles between government forces and the Houthis intensified in Marib. It said…”