On June 13, Houthi militants struck a naval vessel belonging to the United Arab Emirates with two missiles in the Red Sea. The strike occurred as Houthi forces attempted to deter an amphibious assault by Saudi-led coalition forces moving on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. Reports about the missile strike conflict, as pro-coalition sources...
On June 13, Saudi Air Defense forces intercepted a Badr-1 SRBM fired from the Saada province in Yemen towards the Saudi city of Jizan. No casualties were reported, but the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition stated that the missile was intended to target civilians. Official Houthi media sources say the missile targeted the Faisal Military...
On June 9, a Houthi-fired missile killed three people in a residential area of the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan. Pro-Houthi news sources report the missile launched was a Badr-1 short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). Spokesman for the Arab Coalition Colonel Turki Al-Malki made a statement implying the coalition may escalate conflict with the Houthis in...
On June 5, Saudi Arabian Air Defense Forces intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missile, according to the spokesman for the Arab coalition in Yemen Colonel Turki al-Maliki. Saudi forces allege the missile (likely a Burkan-2) was targeting civilians in the city of Yanbu while Houthi forces claim to have been attacking the Yanbu Saudi Aramco facility....
On May 25, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Najran. Houthi militants fired another Badr-1 targeting Jizan on May 24, which Saudi Patriot defenses also intercepted. Both intercepts resulted in missile debris landing in residential areas, but no casualties or injuries were reported. For more, see...
On May 21, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Jazan. The rocket was launched from Yemen’s Saada Province and, according to Houthi media, was aimed at the Jizan airport. On May 19, Houthi militants launched two ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushait. KSA Air Defense forces reported...
On May 15, Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a Badr-1 ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants towards Najran. The missile was launched from Saada Governorate and, according to Houthi reports, targeted the King Faisal military base. For more, see our interactive The Missile War in Yemen. Related Links: Saudi Press Agency Statement Coalition Forces Command:...
On May 14, Houthi militants fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile toward the Saudi Aramco facility in Jizan. According to Saudi officials, KSA air defenses monitored the missile as it failed to reach its target, falling into an uninhabited desert area. They did not fire an interceptor. Houthi militants fired another Badr-1 targeting Jizan on May...
On May 9, Houthi militants in Yemen fired two Badr-1 ballistic missiles targeting the southern Saudi cities of Jizan and Najran. KSA air defenses reportedly intercepted the missile targeting Jizan, while the missile targeting Najran failed and fell in an unpopulated desert area. After the Jizan strike and before the failed Najran attack, Houthis fired...
On May 6, KSA Air Defense Forces intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi militants targeting the city of Najran. The missiles were reportedly launched from Yemeni territory, north of Amran province. According to the Saudi Press Agency, “scattered fragments of [the] missile[s] fell on residential neighborhoods and no injuries or damage were recorded until...
