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| Arab Coalition Destroys Houthi Air Defense System in Sanaa |
| 2018-08-20 |
| [Asharq Al-Awsat]The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen announced on Saturday that it has destroyed a SAM 6 anti-aircraft missile system belonging for the Iran-backed Houthis in Sanaa. The coalition said that its possession of such a system threatens air navigation and relief efforts, reported Al-Arabiya.net. It vowed that it will prevent the terrorist group from acquiring capabilities that could threaten air navigation. Separately, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said Saturday that the alliance intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired at the Saudi city of Jizan. A day earlier, it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen’s Amran region at Saudi Arabia’s Najran city. The Houthis have so far launched 177 ballistic missiles at the Kingdom, Maliki said. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #2 Richard, here is the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance's assessment |
| Posted by: Creremp Elmiger7585 2018-08-20 19:46 |
| #1 What is a "ballistic missile" in this context? A SCUD? 122mm? Something else? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2018-08-20 14:48 |