Houthis claim missile and drone attack on Saudi military sites in Jizan
The Houthi-led Yemeni Armed Forces said they launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi military sites in Jizan, with several accounts identifying the Al-Tuwal area as a target. They described the operation as a response to troop deployments and claimed heavy casualties, but Saudi Arabia had not immediately commented and the casualty figures were not independently verified.
Countries involved Yemen · none in our sourcesSaudi Arabia · 0 of our 1 outlet
First reported among our outlets by TASS (Russia), · most coverage from Venezuela (1), South Korea (1), Russia (1), Israel (1)
What the parties said
Yemen
carried out a military operation using dozens of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
"hundreds of servicemen of the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces (including Yemeni and Sudanese nationals), as well as dozens of soldiers and officers of the Saudi army."
The Yemeni Armed Forces, led by the Ansar Allah movement, said they carried out a preventive operation Thursday against Saudi military positions in the Jizan region to halt the…
Coverage
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Saudi military sites as Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi missiles
There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on the attack, and the casualty figures could not be independently verified.
Yonhap News Agency · South Korea24 Sep 20:20Yemen’s Houthi rebels: “Attack on ‘sensitive targets’ in Saudi capital”
teleSUR English · Venezuela25 Sep 09:09Yemeni Forces Launch Preventive Operation Against Saudi Positions in Jizan
The Yemeni Armed Forces, led by the Ansar Allah movement, said they carried out a preventive operation Thursday against Saudi military positions in the Jizan region to halt the…
The Times of Israel · Israel25 Sep 02:45Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles; group claims strikes on Riyadh, Aramco
Saree said the Houthis carried out the attack using dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, targeting what he described as “operations rooms, command and control centres,…
TASS · Russia24 Sep 17:19Houthis claim hit on several Saudi military facilities
"hundreds of servicemen of the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces (including Yemeni and Sudanese nationals), as well as dozens of soldiers and officers of the Saudi army."