KSA Intercepts Houthi Missiles Targeting Jizan


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On April 13, Saudi Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missiles targeting the city of Jizan. KSA said they intercepted another missile headed for Jizan the day prior. The Houthis claim their missile attacks on the kingdom are in retaliation for air raids on Yemen by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, and leadership has suggested more missile attacks are planned.

For more, see our interactive The Missile War in Yemen.

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Shaan Shaikh, "KSA Intercepts Houthi Missiles Targeting Jizan," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 13, 2018, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/ksa-intercepts-houthi-missiles-targeting-jizan/.