Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Riyadh · 19 October 2026
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- Date
- 19 October 2026 · 8 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Drone, Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (23 reports in all)
- تم إطلاق إنذار من المنصة الوطنية للإنذار المبكر في حالات الطوارئ في مدينة الرياض للتحذير من خطر، اتبع الآتي: A warning has been issued by th…
“تم إطلاق إنذار من المنصة الوطنية للإنذار المبكر في حالات الطوارئ في مدينة الرياض للتحذير من خطر، اتبع الآتي: A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Riyadh City to alert of a potential…”
- تنبيه زال الخطر عن مدينة الرياض، لسلامتك الاستمرار في اتباع تعليمات #الدفاع_المدني وتجنب التجمهر والتصوير نهائيًا. في حالة الطوارئ اتصل بالر…
“تنبيه زال الخطر عن مدينة الرياض، لسلامتك الاستمرار في اتباع تعليمات #الدفاع_المدني وتجنب التجمهر والتصوير نهائيًا. في حالة الطوارئ اتصل بالرقم (911). Alert: The danger has passed in Riyadh City. For your safety,…”
- Coalition: 3 drones and two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia intercepted and destroyedالتحالف: اعتراض وتدمير 3 طائرات مسيرة وصاروخين باليستيين أطلقتهما الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that two drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern region and the Riyadh region. And the interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh region…”
- Civil Defense: danger has passed for Riyadh and Al-Kharj after early warning was issuedالدفاع المدني: زوال الخطر عن الرياض والخرج بعد إطلاق الإنذار المبكر (machine translation)
- Saudi Arabia says danger has passed in Riyadh, Al-Kharj after security alerts
“Saudi Arabia says danger has passed in Riyadh, Al-Kharj after security alerts Civil Defense urges residents to follow official instructions, avoid gatherings and filming amid escalating hostilities with Yemen's Houthi…”
- A resident injured and a house and vehicle damaged by ballistic missile fragments in Riyadh, and Saudi Civil Defense publishes the photosإصابة مقيم وأضرار بمنزل ومركبة جراء شظايا صاروخ باليستي في الرياض والدفاع المدني السعودي ينشر الصور (machine translation)
“A resident of Arab nationality was injured today, Wednesday, and limited material damage was caused to a residential house and a vehicle in the Saudi capital Riyadh, as a result of falling debris from a ballistic missile that the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced it intercepted and destroyed, in the latest attack that comes after…”
- Two ballistic missiles toward Khamis Mushait and three drones in Riyadh and the Eastern Region destroyedتدمير باليستيين باتجاه خميس مشيط وثلاث مسيرات بالرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“SPA — Riyadh: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki stated that two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait were intercepted and destroyed. Also…”
- "Legitimacy Support Coalition": interception and destruction of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh«تحالف دعم الشرعية»: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية باتجاه الرياض (machine translation)
- Houthi rebels launched three missiles at a training camp in Yemen, targeting Saudi Arabia.
“Wazir said 14 people are still missing after Houthi airstrikes on the Al-Alam training camp. Video from Shabwa province, verified by Reuters, showed numerous injured people and bloodied bodies scattered on the ground.…”
- The Houthi rebels fired three missiles at a training camp in Yemen, targeting Saudi Arabia.أطلق المتمردون الحوثيون ثلاثة صواريخ على معسكر تدريب في اليمن، مستهدفين المملكة العربية السعودية. (machine translation)
“A minister said 14 people are still missing after Houthi airstrikes on a training camp in Al-Alam. Video footage from Shabwa governorate, verified by Reuters, showed a large number of wounded and blood-stained bodies scattered across…”
- Houthi Missile Attacks On Saudi Arabia Trigger Alerts In Riyadh And Several Cities
- Foreign National Injured As Destroyed Missile Debris Falls In Riyadh
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