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Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Najran · 26 June 2021

Within 24 hours... Saudi defenses destroy two ballistic missiles and 4 Houthi drones

خلال 24 ساعة... «الدفاعات السعودية» تدمّر «باليستيين» و4 «مسيّرات» حوثية (machine translation)

Date
26 June 2021 · 16 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1442 AH
Place
Najran
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Drone, Ballistic missile
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Yemen
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (6 reports in all)

  1. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi media · 27 June 2021
    Within 24 hours... Saudi defenses destroy two ballistic missiles and 4 Houthi drones
    خلال 24 ساعة... «الدفاعات السعودية» تدمّر «باليستيين» و4 «مسيّرات» حوثية (machine translation)
    “The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced, evening of yesterday (Saturday), that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed two booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi militia toward the southern region, and the destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist militia toward…”
  2. Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 27 June 2021
    Saudi defenses destroy missiles and booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthis
    الدفاعات السعودية تدمر صواريخ ومسيّرات مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون (machine translation)
    “The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed the day before yesterday two booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi militia toward the southern region, and destroyed a booby-trapped drone launched by the terrorist militia toward…”
  3. X: @arabnews (Arab News) · Saudi media · 26 June 2021
    #UPDATE: #SaudiArabia's air defenses intercept a third booby-trapped drone launched by #Houthi militia towards Najran
    “#UPDATE: #SaudiArabia's air defenses intercept a third booby-trapped drone launched by #Houthi militia towards Najran https://t.co/7zfu9WZYxS https://t.co/lAdEHtoPaS”
  4. X: @AlArabiya (العربية) · Saudi media · 27 June 2021
    After a previous interception of 4 booby-trapped drones... Saudi air defenses destroy two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait and Najran Al-E…
    بعد اعتراض سابق لـ4 مسيرات مفخخة.. الدفاعات الجوية #السعودية تدمر صاروخين باليستيين أطلقتهما #ميليشيا_الحوثي باتجاه #خميس_مشيط و #نجران #الع… (machine translation)
    “After an earlier interception of 4 booby-trapped drones.. Saudi air defenses destroy two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait and Najran Al Arabiya https://t.co/ZxarMznlI6”
  5. Al Jazeera · Saudi official (cited) · 27 June 2021
    Saudi Arabia: Coalition intercepts two ballistic missiles and 3 booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthis toward the Kingdom
    السعودية: التحالف يعترض صاروخين باليستيين و3 مسيرات مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون صوب المملكة (machine translation)
    “Saudi media said that the defenses of the Saudi-Emirati coalition intercepted at dawn today, Sunday, two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait and Jazan, and this was preceded by the announcement of the destruction of 3 booby-trapped drones also launched by the Houthis toward…”