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Houthi drone attack on Khamis Mushait · 19 August 2021

Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone targeting Khamis Mushayt

Date
19 August 2021 · 11 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 (7 reports in all)

  1. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 22 August 2021
    Breaking: Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait.
    #عاجل_السعودية التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة اطلقتها مليشيا الحوثي تجاه خميس مشيط. (machine translation)
    “Breaking: Coalition: Intercepting and destroying a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait. https://t.co/NcQKRCSXVn”
  2. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 22 August 2021
    Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait. Saudi Channel
    التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة اطلقتها مليشيا الحوثي تجاه خميس مشيط. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
    “Coalition: Intercepting and destroying a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait. Saudi Channel https://t.co/pP9KAn7xgg”
  3. Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 25 August 2021
    Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone targeting Khamis Mushayt
    “- The coalition said it was taking operational measures to protect civilians from such attacks - The OIC and UAE strongly condemned the Houthi’s attempt to target populated areas in the Kingdom RIYADH: The Arab…”
  4. X: @AlArabiya (العربية) · Saudi media · 22 August 2021
    Saudi air defenses intercept a booby-trapped Houthi drone launched toward Khamis Mushait Al-Arabiya
    الدفاعات الجوية #السعودية تعترض مسيرة مفخخة للحوثيين أطلقت تجاه #خميس_مشيط #العربية (machine translation)
    “Saudi air defenses intercept a Houthi booby-trapped drone launched toward Khamis Mushait”