Iranian drone attack on Shaybah oil field, Shaybah · 9 March 2026
General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field
عام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين بالربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
- Date
- 9 March 2026 · 20 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Shaybah oil field, Shaybah
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field was intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 03:57 PM 0035”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين بالربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field were intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 04:04 PM 0036”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of four drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير أربع مسيّرات بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that four drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field were intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 05:38 PM 0042”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field was intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 07:23 PM 0061”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field was intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 08:15 PM 0067”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of three drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير ثلاث مسيّرات بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that three drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field were intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 22:10 PM 0192”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of nine drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير تسع مسيّرات بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that nine drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field were intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 23:01 PM 0198”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين في الربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of four drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field. Ministry of Defenseالمتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير أربع مسيّرات بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة. #وزارة_الدفاع (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of four drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field. Ministry of Defense”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهةً إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense: A drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field was intercepted and destroyed. https://t.co/y7DLpNyQYC”
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