Houthi ballistic missile attack on Ahad Rufaidah · 2 October 2026
Civil Defense: Fragments from the interception of a ballistic missile fell in Ahad Rufaidah governorate in Asir region, resulting in the injury of a resident and damage to a prayer room inside a building and vehicles
عام / الدفاع المدني: سقوط شظايا اعتراض صاروخ باليستي في محافظة أحد رفيدة بمنطقة عسير نتج عنه إصابة مقيم وأضرار في مصلى داخل مبنى ومركبات (machine translation)
- Date
- 2 October 2026 · 21 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- Ahad Rufaidah
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- 1 injured
- Victims
- Asian: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Civil Defense: Fragments from the interception of a ballistic missile fell in Ahad Rufaidah governorate in Asir region, resulting in the injury of a resident and damage to a prayer room inside a building and vehiclesعام / الدفاع المدني: سقوط شظايا اعتراض صاروخ باليستي في محافظة أحد رفيدة بمنطقة عسير نتج عنه إصابة مقيم وأضرار في مصلى داخل مبنى ومركبات (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 22 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 03 October 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for Civil Defense stated that on Friday, corresponding to 04/21/1448 AH, corresponding to 02/10/2026 AD, Civil Defense in Ahad Rufaidah governorate in Asir region responded to the fall of…”
- Civil Defense: Falling Houthi Missile Shrapnel Injures Resident, Causes Damage in Ahad Rafidah, Aseer
“Riyadh, October 03, 2026, SPA -- The General Directorate of Civil Defense stated that Civil Defense teams in Ahad Rafidah Governorate, Aseer Region, responded on Friday, October 2, to falling shrapnel from a ballistic…”
- Shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missile injures resident in Asir
“- Civil Defense says debris also damaged a prayer room and several vehicles - Saudi defenses intercepted three ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushayt - Yemen’s armed forces resume strikes against Houthi positions…”
- 4 Houthi missiles intercepted in Asir, Asian expat injured
“4 Houthi missiles intercepted in Asir, Asian expat injured RIYADH — Saudi Air Defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the terrorist Houthi militia over Ahad Rafidah governorate in the southern…”
- One injured by shrapnel from ballistic missile in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region
“One injured by shrapnel from ballistic missile in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region RIYADH – One person was injured after shrapnel from an intercepted ballistic missile fell in Saudi Arabia’s southern Asir region, the…”
- Shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missile injures resident in Asir
“Shrapnel from intercepted Houthi missile injures resident in Asir - Civil Defense says debris also damaged a prayer room and several vehicles - Saudi defenses intercepted three ballistic missiles targeting Khamis…”
- Saudi Arabia: A resident injured and a prayer room and vehicles damaged after fragments of a missile launched by the Houthis fell in Asirالسعودية: إصابة مقيم وتضرر مصلى ومركبات إثر سقوط شظايا صاروخ في عسير أطلقه الحوثيون (machine translation)
“Saudi Civil Defense announced that an Asian resident was injured and a prayer room inside a building and a number of vehicles were damaged on Friday as a result of debris from a Houthi ballistic missile falling after it was intercepted in Ahad Rufaidah governorate in Asir region. Civil Defense said in a statement published via its account…”
- Coalition Intercepts 10 Houthi Missiles Over Southern Saudi Arabia
“KHAMIS MUSHAIT — Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted 10 Houthi ballistic missiles targeting southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki announced on X. The salvo forced civil…”