Yemeni missile strikes on Saudi Arabia

See also Houthi Missile and Drone Counter Strikes, Yemen War Escalation 2018

September 2016

 * Yemeni forces launch new missile against Saudi Arabia: Video - PressTV, September 2, 2016
 * ''Yemeni army forces have launched a locally designed and manufactured ballistic missile towards an area deep inside Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh’s atrocious aerial bombardments against the crisis-stricken Arab country. On Friday, the media bureau of the operations command in Yemen released footage showing the missile attack against a stationary target in the Saudi city of Ta'if, located more than 700 kilometers (434 miles) southeast of the capital, Riyadh.


 * Video
 * https://twitter.com/marsadiraq/status/772705508067315712
 * https://twitter.com/redcommie/status/785249206357336065 (wrong date)

October 7, 2016

 * https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/785245737156222976
 * https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/785247524026191872
 * https://twitter.com/Hamosh84/status/785245740192989184
 * https://twitter.com/zaidaltholaia/status/785473840017240065

October 27, 2016

 * Saudi and US sources
 * Saudi Arabia Says Yemen Rebels Fire Missile Toward Mecca - AP, The New York Times, October 28, 2016
 * ''Rebel media in Yemen said the missile targeted an international airport in Jiddah, though Saudi Arabia said it was "intercepted and destroyed" 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Mecca, which is home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that the world's Muslims pray toward five times a day.
 * ''The missile launch shows the capability of Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, and their allies to continue to strike Saudi Arabia. It also drew the immediate anger of Saudi citizens, as the protection of Mecca is a key pillar of the Saudi royal family's prestige and the country's national identity.
 * ''The Saudi military said the missile, fired Thursday night from Yemen's northwestern Saada province bordering the kingdom, caused no damage. The Saudi military has a supply of U.S.-made, surface-to-air Patriot missile batteries it previously has fired at Houthi-launched missiles.
 * Yemen's Houthis launch missile toward Saudi holy city - Reuters, October 27, 2016
 * ''Yemen's Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward Mecca on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen's civil war said on Saudi state news agency SPA. Coalition forces destroyed the missile 65 km (40 miles) from the holy city without damage and retaliated against the launch site inside Yemen, the statement said.
 * Houthis fire ballistic missile toward Mecca - Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2016
 * ''The Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen's civil war said on Saudi state news agency SPA that a Burkan-1 ballistic missile was luanched into Saudi Arabia, adding that it had targeted King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, the kingdom's busiest airport. Saudi Arabia said it had "intercepted and destroyed" the missile 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Mecca.


 * Pro-Yemen sources
 * Yemeni forces fire ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah airport - PressTV, October 28, 2016
 * ''Yemeni army forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees have reportedly launched a locally designed and manufactured ballistic missile towards an area deep inside Saudi Arabia in response to the Riyadh regime’s atrocious aerial bombardments against the crisis-hit Arab country.
 * ''Yemeni soldiers and their allies fired a Borkan-1 (Volcano-1) missile towards King Abdulaziz International Airport, located 19 kilometers north of the western Saudi port city of Jeddah, Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported.
 * ''A military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, later told the official Saba news agency that the 12.5-meter-long missile had targeted its target accurately and left massive destruction at the airport.
 * Yemen’s War – Saudi Arabia hides behind Holy Mecca to garner sympathies - Catherine Shakdam, Huffington Post, November 1, 2016


 * Video
 * https://twitter.com/ALKRAR_HAIDRA/status/791793197324394496
 * https://twitter.com/Yem_30_Ov/status/791760708975353856

Oil refineries

 * Saudi Arabian oil refineries set on fire by longe-range Yemeni missile - Chris Tomson. AMN, July 23, 2017
 * Yemen targets Saudi oil refinery with ballistic missile - NTH News, July 23, 2017
 * Yemeni Forces Create Heat Wave In Saudi Arabia - Moon of Alabama, July 24, 2017


 * Video
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_6tov4em4 mirror

Intercepted by Patriot missiles?
The New York Times published an investigation of Saudi Patriots intercepting Yemeni missile, flying to the airport last month. Conclusion was... Patriots didn't intercept anything, at the very least not the warhead.
 * Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? - The New York Times, December 4, 2017
 * ''Instead, evidence analyzed by a research team of missile experts appears to show the missile’s warhead flew unimpeded over Saudi defenses and nearly hit its target, Riyadh’s airport. The warhead detonated so close to the domestic terminal that customers jumped out of their seats.
 * ''Laura Grego, a missile expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, expressed alarm that Saudi defense batteries had fired five times at the incoming missile. You shoot five times at this missile and they all miss? That's shocking, ” she said. “That's shocking because this system is supposed to work.”

Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE

 * Houthis Launched Cruise Missile On Nuclear Power Plant In UAE (Photos, Video) - South Front, December 3, 2017
 * ''On December 2, the Yemeni Missile Forces loyal to the Houthis announced that it has targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a cruise missile. The supposed cruise missile successfully hit the nuclear powered plant, according to the Yemeni Missile Forces.
 * ''However, the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) denied the Yemeni Missile Forces claims in an official statement published by the Emiratis News Agency (WAM). The NCEMA stressed in its statement that “the UAE’s air defense system is capable of dealing with any threats”.
 * ''Meanwhile, local Yemeni activists reported that a mysterious missile crashed in the area of Sin al-Aswad in the northern province of al-Jawf. The sources published photos from the crash showing what appears to be a warhead similar to the ones usually used in old Soviet and US cruise missiles.
 * ''The missile parts also had Shia slogans written on them. This confirms that this is the remains of the cruise missile that was launched by the Yemeni Missile Forces.
 * Yemeni Forces Fire Cruise Missile on UAE Nuclear Power Plant - al Manar, December 3, 2017
 * At the moment of the launching of the Yemeni missile force, a cruise missile is fired at the nuclear reactor in Abu Dhabi - video published by Hezbollah Central Military Information channel
 * Pave Way IV thinks the video is fake.
 * A Rare Strategic Mistake - Iran GeoMil, December 3, 2017

2018

 * New intel reveals Yemeni missile strike on Riyadh was highly successful - Brecht Jonker, Yemen Resistance Watch, June 26, 2018
 * See Southfront section on 'Missile War' from their overview 'Houthis and the Yemeni War' July 3, 2018 (Relevent section starts at 24.15)

See also Houthi missile and drone counterstrikes

2019

 * ''See also Jan 9, Drone attack on coalition military parade


 * Our missiles can hit Saudi, Emirati targets: Houthis - Resistance News April 22, 2019
 * Houthi drone attack 'hits arms depot' at Saudi airport in Najran - 'Al Jazeera'', May 21, 2019
 * Yemeni drone strike hits Jizan airport - Brecht Yonkers, Uprising Today, May 26, 2019
 * Houthi forces escalate drone attacks on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia - Unmanned airspace, June 16, 2019
 * Houthis: Air Force Operations Continued Until Dawn on Abha Airport led complete paralysis in air traffic - Debriefer, June 18, 2019
 * Ansar Allah Carried Out 10 Strikes On Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport Since 2016 (Infographics) - SouthFront, June 18, 2019
 * Video: GULF CONFLICT: IRAN SHOT DOWN U.S. GLOBAL HAWK. HOUTHIS STRUCK SAUDI POWER PLANT WITH CRUISE MISSILE Southfront June 20, 2019


 * Dead, Wounded In Yemeni Drone Attack On Abha Airport Yemen Extra, June 24, 2019
 * Twitter: July 8, Houthi strikes on Abha airport Air traffic on hold
 * ANSAR ALLAH STRUCK AIRPORT AND POWER STATION IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA Southfront July 9, 2019
 * Yemeni Drones Launch Fresh Attack on Saudi Airbase Tasnim News Agency, July 23, 2019
 * King Khalid Airbase near Riyadh details on US presence


 * String of attacks in Saudi Arabia claimed by Houthis - Caleb Weiss. Long War Journal, August 29, 2019
 * Yemen Houthis Attack Saudi Airport with Cruise Missile - Report - Sputnik, August 29, 2019

May 14, Drone strike on Aramco pipeline

 * Saudi shuts main oil pipeline after Huthi drone attacks - AFP, May 14, 2019
 * Saudi halts pumping on major oil pipeline after Yemeni drone strike - PressTV, May 14, 2019
 * ANSAR ALLAH DRONE ATTACK FORCES SAUDI ARABIA TO STOP PUMPING ON MAJOR OIL PIPELINE - SouthFront, May 14, 2019
 * Yemeni Drones Increasingly a Risk to Saudis, UAE, 7 Drones Target Vital Saudi Facilities - Almasirah, May 14, 2019
 * Defense Ministry Document Reveals Saudis' Panic after Yemeni Attacks - Fars News Agency, May 15, 2019
 * Arab Media: Yemen Carries Out 10 Undeclared Military Operations in S. Arabia - Fars news Agency, May 15, 2019

August 17, Drone attack on a remote Saudi oil field

 * Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field - PBS, August 17, 2019
 * Hussite attacks on Saudi Arabia - Cassad, August 18, 2019
 * (a critical review of MoA article).

Sept 14, Drones strike Aramco facilities

 * Ahmad Algohbary @AhmadAlgohbary on Twitter, September 14, 2019 (video)
 * ''Breaking: Reports of explosions in Buqyaq, #Saudi Arabia.
 * Drone attacks cause fire at two Saudi Aramco facilities, blaze now under control - Al Arabiya, September 14, 2019
 * Fires engulf Saudi Arabia's oil facilities after drone attacks - PressTV, September 14, 2019
 * Saudis say drones attack caused fires at two Aramco factories - Debreifer, September 14, 2019
 * Yemen's Houthis Claim Responsibility for Drone Strikes on Saudi Oilfields, Promise More to Follow - Sputnik, September 14, 2019
 * Drone Attacks on Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities 'Unacceptable' - US Envoy to Saudi Arabia - Sputnik, September 14, 2019
 * Saudi oil production cut by 50% after drones attack crude facilities - CNBC, September 14, 2019
 * Photos Show Houthis Used Cruise Missile In Their Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities - SouthFront, September 14, 2019
 * Damage from Iran-linked drone attack on Saudi oil facility captured in satellite images - Fox News, September 15, 2019
 * Trump: US 'locked and loaded depending on verification' of attack on Saudi oil field - ''CNN', September 16, 2019
 * Damage At Saudi Oil Plant Points To Well Targeted Swarm Attack - Moon of Alabama, September 16, 2019

Allegations

 * U.S. blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says 'locked and loaded' - Reuters, September 15, 2019
 * Pompeo blames Iran for the attack. Iran denies the blame.
 * A video claimed to be from Hafar Al-Batin, in northern Saudi Arabia near the border with Iraq is posted on Twitter, suggesting the attack was coming from Iraq, not Yemen, to the south of Saudi Arabia (the video location and timing is unconfirmed).
 * "We'll see", September 16, 2019
 * "U.S. Tells Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks Were Launched From Iran" -WSJ, September 16, 2019
 * Saudi-led coalition:Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack - Thomson Reuters, September 16, 2019
 * ''"The preliminary results show that the weapons are Iranian and we are currently working to determine the location ... The terrorist attack did not originate from Yemen as the Houthi militia claimed," Malki told a press conference in Riyadh.
 * Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Weapons Used to Attack Oil Facilities - Bloomberg, September 16, 2019
 * US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacks - Finian Cunningham, RT, September 16, 2019
 * Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, Twitter, September 16, 2019
 * ''This weekend I spoke with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, and Iraqi Minister of Defense al-Shammary about the recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Yemeni missiles and drones

 * With New “Smart” Missile, Yemen Hopes to Level Playing Field in Saudi War - Ahmed Abdulkareem, Mint Press News, October 30, 2018
 * Yemeni armed forces display new domestically-built missiles, drones - Yemen Press, July 7, 2019
 * Missiles And Drones: A Close Look At Houthis' New Weapons - SouthFront July 7, 2019
 * How cheap drones are shifting the strategic balance in West Asia - Prabir Purkayastha, Salon, September 5, 2019
 * MEET THE QUDS 1 - Fabian Hinz. Arms Control Wonk, September 15, 2019

Iranian missiles?

 * Nikki Haley: Missile wreckage proves Iran is violating rules on weapons transfers - Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, December 14, 2017 (includes video)
 * In first, U.S. presents its evidence of Iran weaponry from Yemen - Phil Stewart, Reuters, December 14, 2017
 * U.S. Accuses Iran of U.N. Violation, but Evidence Falls Short - The New York Times, December 14, 2017
 * ''American officials showcased weapons thought to be used by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen but failed to show how they proved Iran violated an international agreement.
 * Seven reasons to reject the accusations of supplying Yemenis with 'Iranian' missiles - Filip Vuković, Balkans Post, December 15, 2017
 * Propaganda Aiming to Prove Iran Supplied Missiles Backfires - Scott Ritter, The American Conservative, December 26, 2017
 * The US Is Blatantly Telling Lies as It Tries to Turn the World Against Iran - Darius Shahtahmasebi, Antimedia, December 28, 2017

Analysis

 * ‘This Is Popular Resistance’: US War With Iran Spells Victory for Houthis in Yemen - Sputnik, June 27, 2019 (Mohammad Marandi interviewed)