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...
On April 16, KSA Air Defense Forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants targeting the city of Najran. The missile was reportedly launched from Yemen’s Amran province. Although Saudi officials disclosed that the intercept resulted in “the dispersal of missile fragments on some residential areas”, no casualties have been reported. On April 15,...
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...
On April 11, Saudi Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted three ballistic missiles targeting the capital city of Riyadh, and southern cities of Jizan and Najran. In their attack on Riyadh, Houthi militants fired a Burkan-2H missile. The strike purportedly aimed at the Defense Ministry. The Burkan-2H was successfully intercepted by a Saudi PAC-2 system. Footage...
On April 8, Houthis militants reportedly fired a Badr-1 SRBM at Saudi military radars in Asir Province, just outside Khamis Mushait. Houthi-sponsored media announced the strike was successful and “hit the targets accurately;” Saudi Arabia has yet to comment on this claim. On April 6, Saudi air defense forces reportedly intercepted a ballistic missile over...
On April 4, Saudi Air Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a short-range ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan. According to Houthi media, the Badr-1 missile successfully hit storage tanks at the oil facility. Saudi Aramco has rejected these claims, announcing that “All Saudi Aramco plants and facilities, including our facilities in Jazan, are...
