Between August 30 and September 5, at least 6 Houthi-launched missiles targeting Jizan and Najran were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. Pro-Houthi media reported another eight missile launches targeting Jizan, Najran, and Yemen’s west coast, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition or independent reports. There were no confirmed reports of Houthi-launched missiles striking their intended targets.
On September 5, Spain announced it would not fulfill a 2015 arms sale agreement to sell laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, citing concerns that the weapons may be used against civilians in Yemen.
Below is a summary of each confirmed missile event during the August 30-September 5 period:
- Thursday, August 30
- KSA air defenses intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting Najran. Debris from the missile fell in residential areas, injuring seven.
- Sunday, September 2
- KSA air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile of unknown type targeting Jizan. No injuries were reported.
- Monday, September 3
- KSA air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile of unknown type targeting Jizan. No injuries were reported.
- Tuesday, September 4
- Pro-Houthi media reported that four Badr-1 missiles were fired towards the Saudi Aramco and Petrochemicals facilities in Jizan. Saudi government sources stated that two of the missiles were intercepted without commenting on the other two.
Note: The Saudi Press Agency has significantly reduced its written reporting on Yemeni missile events, though public statements by the spokesman for the Arab coalition, Col. Turki al Malki, are reported by other media outlets.
Below is a summary of all Yemen missile events not corroborated or confirmed by Coalition or independent reports for the period of August 29-September 5. Pro-Houthi sources reported eight unconfirmed missile launches, including two successful strikes, during the last week. Though the number of missile launches reported by Houthi sources often exceeds those confirmed by coalition sources, it is unusual for the disparity to be so stark.
- Four Zelzal-1 missiles and one Katyusha missile allegedly were fired on Najran.
- One Zelzal-1 missile and two Badr-1 missiles allegedly were fired on the city of Jizan. Yemen Resistance Watch reported that one of the missiles struck the city’s Saudi Aramco facility.
- One short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) of unidentified type allegedly struck “mercenaries [sic] gatherings” on Yemen’s west coast. This report likely refers to Hodeidah, where Coalition and Houthi forces have been clashing for several weeks.