Yemen Missile War Update: October 4-18

Between October 4 and October 18, Houthi forces fired at least one ballistic missile targeting Najran . Pro-Houthi media reported another eight missile launches targeting the Saudi provinces of Asir, Najran, Marib, and Hodeidah, and Sana’a in Yemen, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition or independent reports.

Below is a summary of each confirmed missile event during the October 4 to October 18 period:

• October 10
  • An unidentified Houthi-launched ballistic missile targeting Najran was intercepted by Saudi air defenses without casualties.
    • General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Alliance “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen”: Saudi Royal Air Force intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards the Kingdom, Saudi Press Agency
    • Saudi air defences intercept missile fired towards Najran, Gulf Business
    • Targeting Saudi Army Mercenaries in Aseer and Najran, Al Masirah

Below is a summary of all Yemen missile events not corroborated or confirmed by Coalition or independent reports for the period of October 4 and October 18. Pro-Houthi sources reported eight unconfirmed missile launches during the two week period.

• One unidentified ballistic missile allegedly was fired on Hodeidah.
  • Locally Made Missile Targets Mercenaries Gatherings in West Coast, Al Masirah, October 7
• One Badr-1 missiles and multiple Katyusha and Zelzal-1 missiles allegedly were fired on Asir.
  • Targeting Saudi Army Mercenaries in Aseer and Najran, Al Masirah, October 10
  • Badr-1 Hits US-Saudi Mercenaries Gatherings in Aseer, Al Masirah, October 10
  • Yemeni ballistic missile hits military base in Saudi Arabia’s Asir: Report, PressTV, October 11
  • Army Fires 4 Zilzal-1 Missiles To Asir, Najran, Yemen Press Agency, October 13
• One Zelzal-2 and one unidentified short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) allegedly were fired on Sana’a governorate in Yemen.
  • • Short-Range Ballistic Missile Targets Mercenaries in Nehm,Al Masirah, October 12
    • Yemeni Army Targets Mercenaries in Nehm, Al Masirah, October 12
    • Yemeni missile hits gathering of Saudi-backed forces, PressTV, October 14