On March 16, Arab coalition air defenses intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missile targeting Al-Mokha in western Yemen. The intercept was reportedly successful, with no reports of casualties or damage. On March 18, Houthi militants targeted the Saudi city of Najran with a “military-grade projectile.” At least one Saudi citizen was injured by debris. See CSIS’s...
On February 5, Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a short-range ballistic missile targeting the city of Khamis Mushait. According to Arab Coalition Spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, the missile was launched by Houthi militants from Yemen’s Sa’adah Governorate. This marks at least the sixteenth reported Houthi ballistic missile targeting Khamis Mushait, a frequent target of Houthi-Saleh...
On January 20, Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted a short-range ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants. The missile was reportedly targeting the southwestern city of Najran, located close to the Saudi-Yemen border, and a common target of Houthi missiles. There were no reports of casualties or damage. This attack marks the fourth ballistic missile launch...
On January 16, Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted a short-range ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants. The missile was reportedly targeting the southwestern city of Jizan, located close to the Saudi-Yemen border. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Pro-Houthi media outlets also report a second ballistic missile targeting a military facility in Najran,...
On January 11, KSA air defenses intercepted a Qaher-M2 short-range ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels targeting the Saudi city of Najran. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesperson for the Arab coalition forces, said that the missile was destroyed by Patriot interceptors in the region. Falling debris caused minor property damage, but no casualties were reported....
On January 5, Saudi Air Defense intercepted a Qaher-M2 short-range ballistic missile targeting the country’s southwestern city of Najran. According to the official spokesperson of the Arab Coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the Houthi missile was intercepted by the Patriot defense system north of Najran, resulting in minor damage to private property due to the shrapnel, but...
On December 17, Qatar unveiled a new short-range ballistic missile system during its 2017 National Day parade, which appears to be a modified Chinese SY-400 system. The SY-400 is typically mounted on an 8×8 TEL, like that shown in the parade, and is capable of carrying both BP-12A and SY-400 missiles. The BP-12A can carry a 480...
The Saudi-led coalition announced Tuesday that it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s rebel Houthi group. Houthi sources reported firing a missile towards Riyadh, targeting a meeting of the Saudi leadership in al-Yamama Palace. Saudi media claims that the missile was headed towards a residential area of Riyadh and no casualties or damages have...
Fragments from four ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia this year by Yemen’s Houthi rebels appear to be Iranian in origin, according to a confidential UN report drafted by sanctions monitors obtained by Reuters. “Design characteristics and dimensions of the components inspected by the panel are consistent with those reported for the Iranian designed and...
On November 4, Houthi-Saleh forces launched a Scud-derived Burkan-2H ballistic missile toward Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Saudi air defenses employed at least four Patriot interceptors, which the Saudi Ministry of Defense said successfully destroyed the incoming missile. According to Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry, the Burkan-2H was aimed at the King Khalid International Airport....
