Yemeni rebel missile attack injures 26 at airport in Saudi Arabia

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport in south-western Saudi Arabiahas injured 26 civilians, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have faced persistent coalition bombing since March 2015 that has exacted a heavy civilian death toll, have stepped up missile and drone attacks across the border in recent weeks.

Eight of those wounded at Abha airport on Wednesday were admitted to hospital, the coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said. The other 18 were discharged after receiving first aid, he said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The Houthi rebels said earlier that they had launched a missile at the airport in the Saudi mountain resort city. Flights were disrupted for several hours before returning to normal.

Abha, capital of Asir province, lies high in the lush Asir mountains and is a popular getaway for Saudis seeking to escape the searing summer heat of Riyadh or Jeddah.

Malki said an unidentified “projectile” hit the airport, which is used by thousands of passengers a day. He said at least one Indian citizen was among three women wounded along with two Saudi children.

Malki described the incident as a terrorist attack on a civilian target that could be considered a war crime. He said the coalition would take stern action to deter the rebels and protect civilians.

On Monday, Saudi air defences intercepted two rebel drones headed for Khamis Mushait. The city, to the east of Abha, is home to a major airbase that has been one of the main launchpads for the coalition’s bombing campaign in Yemen.

Last month, the Saudi air force shot down a rebel drone that targeted Jizan airport on the Red Sea coast close to the Yemeni border, the coalition said.

The rebel attacks came as SPA reported the coalition was intensifying airstrikes on rebel positions in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/12/yemen-houthi-rebel-missile-attack-injures-26-saudi-airport

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

AnsarAllah are saying it was a cruise missile...

 

[Kaniska]

How come a rebel group get missile???

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

"The Houthis … are saying these kind of attacks are revenge for Saudi Arabia’s escalation and their attacks on civilian areas over the past four years," al-Attab said.

"They have killed so many civilians; this brutal war has even targeted weddings, funerals, markets and hospitals," he added.

Hussain Bukhati, a pro-Houthi journalist, told Al Jazeera the missile strike was part of a move by the group to target the coalition with "eye-for-an-eye" attacks, adding Houthi forces in Sanaa still had "many surprise" attacks planned.

Bukhati said a cruise missile was used in the airport strike and claimed it was the second use of such a missile by the Houthis after the group deployed one last year to hit a nuclear power station being constructed in the United Arab Emirates.

 

[Aramagedon]

There should be more wrath on saudis those who have committed the worst humanic crime in entire history of Yemen!

A mother, six newborns die EVERY TWO HOURS IN YEMEN

A displaced Yemeni child at a makeshift camp in the district of Abs in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, June 10, 2019.

As the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), mothers and children continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing Saudi-led war in Yemen. The brutal conflict continues to cost the lives of civilians, with a mother and six newborns dying every two hours due to poor health care services, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said in a report.

In the country profoundly affected by a humanitarian crisis, one out of every 260 women dies during pregnancy and childbirth, and one out of 37 newborns dies in its first month of life, UNICEF said, revealing the lack of routine primary healthcare services, crucial for supporting mothers and childbirth. The report indicated that, "One of the war's repercussions that befell Yemen is the clear assault on motherhood and paternity," noting that: "Only 51 percent of all health facilities are operating at full capacity. Thus, these facilities suffer from a severe shortage of medicines, equipment and personnel." UNICEF also said, "The rate of births that take place at home is also increasing because Yemeni families are getting poorer every day."

Yemeni civilians have also suffered from acute malnutrition, starvation and cholera epidemics since Yemen's civil war began in earnest with the launch of the Saudi-led intervention. For several weeks at the end of 2017, the Saudi coalition imposed a blockade on Yemeni ports that it said was to prevent Houthis from importing weapons. This had a severe impact on Yemen, which traditionally imports 90 percent of its food.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is the former Saudi defense minister, and Saudi Arabia's allies launched Operation Decisive Storm in March 2015. The ongoing war has resulted in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with an estimated 24 million people, close to 80 percent of the population, in need of assistance and protection in Yemen, according to the U.N. The World Health Organization (WHO) says some 10,000 people have been killed since the coalition intervened in 2015, but rights groups state the death toll could be five times higher. Amid a series of international warnings, continuing military support from Western countries, which includes arms sales, for the Saudi-led coalition has prompted further fears of escalation in the humanitarian crisis in the country.

Saudi-led coalition bombings kill children

Many atrocities have been reported so far, which have revealed multiple violations of human rights. In April, the Saudi-led coalition bombed houses and a school in a residential area in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, killing 14 children and leaving 16 critically injured. UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Geert Cappelaere said the timing of the blast coincided with "lunchtime and students were in class." "The critically injured children, many of whom are fighting for their lives, are now in hospitals in Sana'a. Most are under the age of 9. One girl succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning," Cappelaere said, as reported by the German dpa news agency. "It is hard to imagine the sheer horror that those children experienced – and the sheer horror and guilt parents may feel for having done what every parent aspires to: sending their children to school," he added. "Killing and maiming children are grave violations of children's rights."

https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2019/06/12/a-mother-six-newborns-die-every-two-hours-in-yemen/amp

 

[War Thunder]

How come a rebel group get missile???

what world do you live in?
They are launching a few missiles everyday and you are asking how did they get it.
They own half a country, how can they not?

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

We have to send some OMTAS ATGMs, cirit missiles etc to Houthis. It will be great test for our systems.

 

[Dai Toruko]

So many children killed by Saudi Air force in Yemen. Time for payback!

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

"Cruise missile". Artillery shells just across the 2000 km long border. Hence no casualties and no damage.

We have to send some OMTAS ATGMs, for It missiles etc to Houthis. It will be great test for our systems.

Keep dreaming. Should you not worry about defeating the PKK INSIDE your own land? How many has died in the past 40 years? 100.000? Yet still not defeated them. Much of Eastern Turkey is lawless land with millions of PKK supporters. Diyarbakir (Arabic origin name) is a no-go zone and Ocalan posters are openly paraded. Your Erdogan officials even speak about Kurdistan openly. Most recently a few days ago.

You play no role in Yemen and will play role there. Your leadership is not this stupid.

what world do you live in?
They are launching a few missiles everyday and you are asking how did they get it.
They own half a country, how can they not?

Less than 15% and declining each week.

There should be more wrath of saudis those who have committed the worst humanic crimes in entire history of Yemen!

A mother, six newborns die EVERY TWO HOURS IN YEMEN

A displaced Yemeni child at a makeshift camp in the district of Abs in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, June 10, 2019.

As the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), mothers and children continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing Saudi-led war in Yemen. The brutal conflict continues to cost the lives of civilians, with a mother and six newborns dying every two hours due to poor health care services, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said in a report.

In the country profoundly affected by a humanitarian crisis, one out of every 260 women dies during pregnancy and childbirth, and one out of 37 newborns dies in its first month of life, UNICEF said, revealing the lack of routine primary healthcare services, crucial for supporting mothers and childbirth. The report indicated that, "One of the war's repercussions that befell Yemen is the clear assault on motherhood and paternity," noting that: "Only 51 percent of all health facilities are operating at full capacity. Thus, these facilities suffer from a severe shortage of medicines, equipment and personnel." UNICEF also said, "The rate of births that take place at home is also increasing because Yemeni families are getting poorer every day."

Yemeni civilians have also suffered from acute malnutrition, starvation and cholera epidemics since Yemen's civil war began in earnest with the launch of the Saudi-led intervention. For several weeks at the end of 2017, the Saudi coalition imposed a blockade on Yemeni ports that it said was to prevent Houthis from importing weapons. This had a severe impact on Yemen, which traditionally imports 90 percent of its food.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is the former Saudi defense minister, and Saudi Arabia's allies launched Operation Decisive Storm in March 2015. The ongoing war has resulted in the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with an estimated 24 million people, close to 80 percent of the population, in need of assistance and protection in Yemen, according to the U.N. The World Health Organization (WHO) says some 10,000 people have been killed since the coalition intervened in 2015, but rights groups state the death toll could be five times higher. Amid a series of international warnings, continuing military support from Western countries, which includes arms sales, for the Saudi-led coalition has prompted further fears of escalation in the humanitarian crisis in the country.

Saudi-led coalition bombings kill children

Many atrocities have been reported so far, which have revealed multiple violations of human rights. In April, the Saudi-led coalition bombed houses and a school in a residential area in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, killing 14 children and leaving 16 critically injured. UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Geert Cappelaere said the timing of the blast coincided with "lunchtime and students were in class." "The critically injured children, many of whom are fighting for their lives, are now in hospitals in Sana'a. Most are under the age of 9. One girl succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning," Cappelaere said, as reported by the German dpa news agency. "It is hard to imagine the sheer horror that those children experienced – and the sheer horror and guilt parents may feel for having done what every parent aspires to: sending their children to school," he added. "Killing and maiming children are grave violations of children's rights."

https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2019/06/12/a-mother-six-newborns-die-every-two-hours-in-yemen/amp

Unproven numbers. Secondly this all occurs in Houthi terrorist cult controlled areas in Yemen not the liberated ones. You don't see people struggling in Aden. This is the responsibility of the Arabized Iranian Mullah regime.

Anyway this will just result in more killed Houthi terrorist cultist and more of their strongholds getting bombed. An escalation is great news for KSA and the Arab coalition. Constantly testing new systems, learning from mistakes, gaining more experience (against the most heavily armed militia in the world), improving defense capabilities etc.

This will also be blamed on Iran and more negative focus on your regime and more sanctions and more escalation towards a war that you cannot win even in your wildest dreams! So keep scoring own goals.

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Sounds like saudi's are using Israeli script, its always few random rockets fired at empty land or light injuries fallowed by massive retaliation with 100+ civilian casualties.

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

Kargu and the other kamikaze drones would be perfect. Houthis can use 'em in real war to test.
We are about to finish Pkk. Our pençe operation is ongoing in northern Iraq. You don't worry about 'em.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Kargu and the other kamikaze drones would be perfect. Houthis can use 'em in real war to test.
We are about to finish Pkk. Our pençe operation is ongoing in northern Iraq. You don't worry about 'em.

Since 1991 how many of such operations happened in northern Iraq, over 15 with no lasting result.

You lie to yourself, for what? Now you will accuse me of defending the PKK and go on your emotional rant. predictable, instead stop lying to yourself. **** the PKK, but do not think this operation is about to defeat them.

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

Since 1991 how many of such operations happened in northern Iraq, over 15 with no lasting result.

You lie to yourself, for what? Now you will accuse me of defending the PKK and go on your emotional rant. predictable, instead stop lying to yourself.

That operations were different than current one. Before we were entering N.Iraq cleaning the lands than turning back. But this time we will be there. We had an agreement with Iraqi and Iranian governments.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

That operations were different than current one. Before we were entering N.Iraq cleaning the lands than turn back. But this time we will be there. We had an agreement with Iraqi and Iranian governments.

The previous OPS resulted in bases in the north, not leaving. These ops are no different. PKK is an ally of PUK and KDP to a degree, PUK is an ally of Iran.

Kurdistan is enabled by its neighbors against one another and that's how they survive and have survived for the past decades.

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

The previous OPS resulted in bases in the north, not leaving. These ops are no different

not much bases and small sized ones but this time we will be deep inside N.Iraq. Especially in qandil.