Yemen Update: November 21-December 19

Between November 21 and December 19, Houthi forces fired or attempted to fire at least one ballistic missile. The target of this launch is unclear. Below is a summary of select Houthi missile-launch reports during this period.

• November 29:
  • Houthi forces attempted to fire a ballistic missile, but the Arab Coalition claims to have destroyed the Sa’ada-based missile launcher before the missile could be fired. Other reports, however, suggest that the missile failed while in flight and fell in Yemeni territory, with no intercept required.
    • VIDEO: Houthi missile platform destroyed in Saada by Coalition forces, Al Arabiya
    • Yemeni information minister says Houthi militias have broken the truce, Al Arabiya
• November 30:
  • Houthi forces launched a “military projectile” on a residential house in Jizan, injuring two people. While it is unlikely this projectile was a ballistic missile, the reporting on it is noteworthy, as it marks the first time KSA has confirmed a Houthi rocket attack since September 2018. 
    • Jazan Civil Defense: Two Wounded After Military Projectile Launched by Al-Houthi Terrorists Hit House in Samtah, Saudi Press Agency
    • Two injured in Houthi missile attack in southwestern Saudi Arabia, Arab News
    • Houthi missile attack wounds two in Saudi Arabia, The National
• December 2:
  • An Emirates News Agency report says that the “Arab Coalition air defence system has monitored the launch of a ballistic missile…towards a civilian-populated village in Al Duraihmi district in Hodeidah” The report, however, notes that the missile was fired from within Hodeidah (in the “Ras Kuthib” district), which suggests this was not a ballistic missile.
    • Arab Coalition’s air defence monitors Houthi-launched missile in Al Duraihmi, Hodeidah, Emirates News Agency (WAM)