Houthi projectile attack on west zone, Yanbu · 8 December 2021
General / Ministry of Defense: interception and destruction of a hostile aerial target toward the Western Region
عام / وزارة الدفاع : اعتراض وتدمير هدف جوي معادٍ باتجاه المنطقة الغربية (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 December 2021 · 4 Jumada al-Ula 1443 AH
- Place
- west zone, Yanbu
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Ministry of Defense: interception and destruction of a hostile aerial target toward the Western Regionعام / وزارة الدفاع : اعتراض وتدمير هدف جوي معادٍ باتجاه المنطقة الغربية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 04 Jumada al-Ula 1443 AH corresponding to 08 December 2021 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed on Wednesday morning (08 December 2021 AD) an aerial target…”
- Ministry of Defense: interception and destruction of a hostile aerial target toward the Western Region.وزارة الدفاع : اعتراض وتدمير هدف جوي معادٍ باتجاه المنطقة الغربية. (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, stated that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed on Wednesday morning (08 December 2021) a hostile aerial target that was detected toward the Western Region. Brigadier General al-Maliki explained on…”
- Saudi Defense: interception and destruction of a hostile aerial target toward the Western Region«الدفاع السعودية»: اعتراض وتدمير هدف جوي مُعاد باتجاه المنطقة الغربية (machine translation)
“The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced, at dawn today (Wednesday), the interception and destruction of a hostile aerial target toward the Western Region. Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki affirmed that "the Ministry of Defense takes all measures to protect the security and safety of the Kingdom." He added: "We take…”