On August 10, KSA air defenses intercepted two Houthi-launched short-range ballistic missiles, Saudi media reports. According to Houthi media, the militant group fired one Badr-1 SRBM targeting Saudi’s Jarba military camp, located in Dhahran, Asir province. Houthi fighters also claim to have launched “a batch of ballistic missiles” targeting Jizan later that day, although this...
On July 25, Houthi militants targeted two Saudi oil tankers sailing near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off Yemen’s west coast with antiship missiles, the type of which is currently unknown. An official Saudi statement reported the attack occurred in international waters outside the Port of Hodeidah where Arab Coalition ships conducted an “intervention”, but did...
On July 19, Saudi air defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the city of Jizan. No casualties were reported. Houthi media, however, reports that the missile successfully struck the Jizan airport and also suggests a second missile was fired at Saudi troops operating by Hodeidah in western Yemen. These sources did not state...
On July 18, Spokesman for the Arab Coalition Col. Turki Al-Malki announced that Saudi air defense forces had “monitored a ballistic missile”. Most reports indicated the city of Najran as the target. No Houthi sources corroborate the missile launch or intercept. On July 19, Al-Malki announced that another ballistic missile targeting Jizan, Saudi Arabia, was...
On July 16, UAE air defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missile targeting Mokha district in Yemen’s Taiz province. UAE state news agency Wam reports that no casualties or damage resulted from the missile strike. Arab Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Maliki on Monday said Houthi militants have also fired three ballistic missiles into KSA...
On July 14, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) intercepted a Houthi-launched Zelzal-2 short range artillery rocket fired towards the town of Najran, Saudi Arabia. Houthi reports indicate the missile targeted the Saudi Arabian National Guard base on the western side of the town. A statement from the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said debris...
On July 10, the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a Houthi-fired Badr-1 short-range ballistic missile. Official Saudi statements reported the missile originated in the Saada Governate, Yemen, and targeted the city of al-Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia, where a major power and water desalination facility is located. Houthi reports indicate the missile instead was intended for...
On July 4, Houthi militants in Yemen released a video demonstrating a new underground missile launcher designed to conceal the battery from airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition. The launcher appears in the video to fold flush with the surrounding terrain and is raised above ground level for firing. Houthi media sources report the launcher fires...
On June 24, Houthi forces launched two Burkan-2H ballistic missiles towards the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Houthi media sources reported the missiles targeted the Information Center of the Saudi Ministry of Defense. Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Colonel Turki al Malki said the incoming missiles were intercepted by Patriot missiles over residential areas of...
On June 19, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Abha. Although Saudi reports say the missile aimed at Khamis Mushait, Houthi media sources say the missile targeted the Saudi Aramco facility in Abha. No casualties or injuries were reported. The missile launch is one of many...
