Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 19 December 2021
Arab coalition destroys several drones launched towards southern Saudi Arabia from Yemen
- Date
- 19 December 2021 · 15 Jumada al-Ula 1443 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (5 reports in all)
- Arab coalition destroys several drones launched towards southern Saudi Arabia from Yemen
“- Coalition says the drones were launched from Sanaa International Airport - The coalition also said it had launched airstrikes on legitimate military targets in Sanaa JEDDAH: The Arab coalition said it had destroyed…”
- 100 Houthis killed in Coalition strikes and two drones destroyed toward Abhaمقتل 100 حوثي بضربات «التحالف» وتدمير مسيرتين باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“The Yemeni army, backed by the popular resistance, recaptured yesterday (Sunday) wide areas south of Marib while repelling Houthi militia attacks on the northern fronts of al-Jawf governorate, in conjunction with the continued support by the Coalition to Support Legitimacy for the operations of the forces from…”
- 12 civilians injured in a Houthi terrorist attack on Abha Airportإصابة 12 مدنياً في اعتداء إرهابي حوثي على مطار أبها (machine translation)
“Saudi Royal Air Defense intercepted yesterday, Thursday, a hostile cross-border act using a Houthi drone rigged with explosives that targeted Abha International Airport, injuring 12 civilians of several nationalities after fragments scattered as a result of the interception.…”
- #BREAKING: Arab Coalition: #SaudiArabia forces destroy 2 Houthi drones targeting Abha International Airport
“#BREAKING: Arab Coalition: #SaudiArabia forces destroy 2 Houthi drones targeting Abha International Airport https://t.co/p8dZkLr1tW https://t.co/33vWDAsMP0”