Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Shaybah oil field, Shaybah · 21 October 2026
Air Defenses Intercept Drone Attempting to Target Shaybah Field; Two Residents Killed and Two Injured by Falling Debris
- Date
- 21 October 2026 · 10 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Shaybah oil field, Shaybah
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Projectile, Ballistic missile, Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- 2 killed · 4 injured
- Victims
- Filipino: 1 killed; Nepali: 1 killed; Pakistani: 1 injured; Indian: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Air defenses thwart an attempt to target Shaybah field, and two deaths and two injuries among residents as a result of falling fragments after the interceptionاقتصادي / إحباط الدفاعات الجوية لمحاولة استهداف حقل شيبة وحالتا وفاة وإصابتان لمقيمين نتيجة سقوط الشظايا بعد الاعتراض (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 10 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH, corresponding to 21 October 2026 AD, SPA: An official source at the Ministry of Energy stated that this morning, Wednesday, corresponding to 21 October 2026 AD, a drone was intercepted by air defenses after it attempted to target one of the facilities in…”
- Air Defenses Intercept Drone Attempting to Target Shaybah Field; Two Residents Killed and Two Injured by Falling Debris
“Riyadh, October 21, 2026, SPA -- An official source at the Ministry of Energy stated that, on Wednesday morning, October 21, 2026, air defenses intercepted a drone attempting to target one of the facilities at Saudi…”
- Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile fired by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadhاعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقته الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه الرياض (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki stated that 4 drones were intercepted and destroyed... The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was subjected to an attack this evening…”
- Falling debris from intercepted drone targeting Shaybah oil field kills two: energy ministry
“- 7 drones launched toward Saudi Arabia and intercepted on Wednesday - Falling debris from one of the drones killed two and injured two others RIYADH: Falling debris from the successful interception of a drone targeting…”
- Coalition: Drones Launched Toward Saudi Arabia Intercepted, Destroyed
“Official Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki said on Wednesday that four drones launched toward Saudi Arabia were intercepted and destroyed. He added that a drone…”
- Saudi coalition intercepts 5 drones in Eastern, Madinah regions
“- Attacks were on King Fahd Airport in Dammam and Aramco’s Shaybah oil field RIYADH: Four people died after separate attacks on an airport and oil facility in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, authorities said. Falling…”
- Coalition intercepts 5 UAVs fired by Houthi militia
“RIYADH — Four UAVs fired by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia were intercepted and destroyed, according to Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen. “A UAV…”
- "Saudi Energy": air defenses intercepted a drone as it attempted to target a plant in Shaybah field"الطاقة السعودية": الدفاعات الجوية اعترضت مسيرة لمحاولتها استهداف معمل في حقل شيبة (machine translation)
- Two killed, two injured in drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field
- Two killed, two injured in drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field
- Two expatriates killed in drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field
“Two expatriates killed in drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field RIYADH — Two expatriates were killed and two others injured in a drone attack targeting a Saudi Aramco facility at the Shaybah oil field…”
- Two expatriates killed in drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field
“RIYADH — Two expatriates were killed and two others injured in a drone attack targeting a Saudi Aramco facility at the Shaybah oil field in the Eastern Province on Wednesday morning, the Ministry of Energy announced.An…”
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