SAUDI ARABIA

Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi missile attack targeting Najran

August 27, 2020



Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Forces of the Arab Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Thursday successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the southern Saudi city of Najran, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

In a statement, the official spokesman of the Arab Coalition, Col. Turki Al-Maliki said: "The Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this evening (Thursday) a ballistic missile launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in (Najran).”


August 27, 2020
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