Houthi drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 9 August 2021
Coalition forces thwart Houthi drone attack on Saudi city
- Date
- 9 August 2021 · 1 Muharram 1443 AH
- Place
- Khamis Mushait
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (8 reports in all)
- Coalition forces thwart Houthi drone attack on Saudi city
“RIYADH: Two booby-trapped drones launched by Houthi militants in Yemen toward Saudi Arabia were intercepted and destroyed by Saudi air defenses, the Coalition supporting Yemen's legitimate government said. In a…”
- Breaking: Coalition: Interception and destruction of two (booby-trapped) drones toward Khamis Mushait.#عاجل #التحالف : اعتراض وتدمير طائرتين مسيرتين (مفخختين) تجاه خميس مشيط . (machine translation)
“Breaking Coalition: Intercepting and destroying two booby-trapped drones toward Khamis Mushait. https://t.co/MtQtEQEdah”
- Video | Coalition: Interception and destruction of two booby-trapped drones toward Khamis Mushaitفيديو | التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرتين مسيرتين مفخختين تجاه خميس مشيط #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition: Intercepting and destroying two booby-trapped drones toward Khamis Mushait Al Ekhbariya https://t.co/Wq6pLwtCPQ”
- Attempted attacks on Saudi city condemned
“- The Iran-backed Houthis had repeatedly attacked various targets in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles, armed drones and rockets repeatedly RIYADH: Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the Organization of…”
- Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone targeting Khamis Mushayt
“RIYADH: The Arab coalition said Friday that Saudi air defenses have intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait, AlEkhbariya reported. The militia, backed by Iran’s…”
- Saudi air defenses have intercepted two booby-trapped #drones launched by #Houthi militants in #Yemen toward Saudi Arabia's western city of …
“Saudi air defenses have intercepted two booby-trapped #drones launched by #Houthi militants in #Yemen toward Saudi Arabia's western city of #KhamisMushayt, the Coalition supporting Yemen's legitimate government said…”