Saudi Arabia Says Houthis Tried to Attack Its Capital, and Other Mideast Developments
Saudi officials said the missile was intercepted before reaching the capital, and no casualties or damage were reported.
- On Saturday, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki confirmed that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh, home to eight million people.
- The Houthis earlier claimed they targeted "sensitive sites" in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu, with Gen. Yahya Saree alleging a large number of cruise missiles and drones were used.
- Residents near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh reported hearing an explosion and seeing plumes of smoke near the facility. Firefighters extinguished a blaze at an Aramco fuel depot nearby.
- On Thursday, Saudi officials reported debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed a Yemeni resident. On Wednesday, the coalition reported an intercepted drone attack near Mecca, which the Houthis denied.
- Regional officials report Saudi Arabia has requested air defense support from France, Britain, Pakistan, and Egypt as missile interceptor supplies run low. This follows a surge in fighting after four years of relative calm.
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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with ballistic missile
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war. The statement by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis came long after the dawn attempt, which the coalition said was intercepted. Some residents in Riyadh heard an explosion. Late…
Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemeni rebels into its capital, with no reports of damage. Iran expects US response to its conditions to end the conflict. Israeli attacks in Gaza and southern Lebanon leave several dead and wounded. Meanwhile, Turkey suggests possible military support to Saudi Arabia under a recent defense pact.
Air defence assets from the Arab coalition shot down a ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni movement Ansar Alla (Hushites) on the morning of Saturday, a representative of the fighting coalition of Turki al-Maliki in Yemen.
Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh
RIYADH — The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh at dawn on Saturday, Sept. 19, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said.Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the missile was successfully intercepted before reaching the Saudi capital.Al-Maliki said the attack represented a continued escalation by the Houthis and accused the group of delibe…
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Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital, and other Mideast developments
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