SAUDI ARABIA

Houthis fire projectile at border village in Jazan 

August 18, 2020
Two adjoining houses in Jazan region sustained damages by flying shrapnel — SPA
Two adjoining houses in Jazan region sustained damages by flying shrapnel — SPA



Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH —
Iran-backed Houthi militants launched a military projectile from inside the Yemeni territory toward a border village in the southwestern Saudi region of Jazan on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The projectile damaged two adjoining houses and a vehicle but no fatalities or injuries were reported, Col. Mohammed Bin Yahya Al-Ghamdi, media spokesman of the Civil Defense in Jazan region.

Jazan region lies directly north of the border with Yemen.

On Sunday, the Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Saudi Arabia by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, SPA had reported. The missile targeting civilians was intercepted and destroyed.

On Thursday, forces managed to intercept and shoot down a “booby-trapped” drone that was directed at civilians and civilian infrastructure in the city of Khamis Mushayt.

Cross-border attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces have escalated since late May, when a truce prompted by the coronavirus pandemic expired. In late June, missiles reached the Saudi capital Riyadh.


August 18, 2020
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