Riyadh Just Came Under Ballistic Missile Attack Resulting In These Crazy Videos

The Drive ^ | 03/25/18 | Tyler Rogoway

[taildragger]

Saudi Arabia's capital just came under ballistic missile attack, during which Patriot missile interceptors were launched to intercept. Although it looks like at least one Patriot hit one missile, a missile fragment, or even another missile itself, came careened into the ground, resulting in this amazing video:

The trajectory of the projectile as it approaches the ground is a bit puzzling, it almost looks like it is turning while under control, but it could just be the result of the intercept. Then there is this amazing video of the Patriot missile launches, and it looks like one missile either intercepted an incoming missile at very low altitude or detonated shortly after launch either by command or due to a failure.

Here is what appears to be at least a partially successful intercept:

We still don't know how many ballistic missiles were detected and engaged, or who fired them, but it was almost certainly Houthi rebels in western Yemen. The group has put Saudi Arabia under an increasing threat of missile barrage via ever more capable ballistic missiles that some claim are being provided at least in part by Iran.

Saudi Arabia has ordered a highly elaborate missile shield from the United States in recent months to help defend their territory these types of attacks.

Just three days ago an aircraft belonging to the Saudi-led coalition was shot down over Yemen by an improvised surface-to-air missile belonging to the the rebel faction.

We will update this post as more information comes available.

UPDATE: 2:30pm PST—

It looks like a Patriot went totally amiss. As we pointed out in the first video, the trajectory looked like a missile was being guided prior to impact.

Once fragment from the engagement:

UPDATE: 3:30pm PST—

Yemen's SABA News agency claims the missile fired at Riyadh was indeed a Burkan H2 belonging to Houthi rebels, the same type fired at Riyadh International Airport back in November. It's the most advanced ballistic missile type associated with the separatist group.

The attack may have been part of a larger barrage targeting multiple locales within The Kingdom.

[CrimsonTidegirl]

LMAO. Good questions.

[CrimsonTidegirl]

“Anyway, I call false flag. Tonkin Gulf incident with sand and salafis. Time for a tagline change since Ace McCain refuses to die.”

You could be right.

[PLMerite]

“21st Century Tech meets Feudal Kingdoms.”

HBO: Game of Nukes.

[Cronos]

The ones firing the missiles are Zaydi Shia. Unlike the 12er Shias (who are in Iran), these Zayidi Shia have beliefs closest to Sunnis (well to Hanafi Sunnis, not Salafi/Wahabbi Sunnis)

They would not attack or destroy Mecca -- in fact they abhor the Saudis for the Saudis have destroyed most of Mecca, tearing down the tombs of Mohammaed's wives and companions -- building toilets on them in fact

[Cronos]

In fact we should be supporting Zaidis as their belief systems are completely the opposite of the Saudis who have been spreading jihadi and jihadtraining via their madrassahs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria,Indonesia, India, the west etc. etc.

Zaidis, unlike most Sunnis (with the exception of the practicially extinct sect of Mu'tazila) belive that the Qu'ran was created

That is important -- we Westerners don't understand why Mohammadens go so gaga about the burning of a Q -- its because to them the Q was not created, was not written down but pre-existed before creation.

In Islam it is not Mohammad = Jesus, rather the Quran = Jesus. The Q is their "Word of God" dictated and writetn word for word by Al'illah - it is analogous in their belief system (to some extent) with Jesus in ours - with the exception that it is not "God" but something uncreated (which not even "injil" are )

[Reno89519]

I say we get our troops out, cordon the region, give anyone lacking arms, some, and let them kill each other off.

[Reno89519]

Anyone Islamic of whatever flavor they choose are still member of an evil cult, backward savages stuck in the dark ages. Renounce or die are the only choices they should be given. Skip the “religion of peace” BS. This is evil.

[Cronos]

Not really.

A brief history of Yemen in the past 200 years:

• The north was always Zaidi Shia (though they are Shia their belief system is quite different from 12er Shia in Iran -- like the differences between Baptists and Methodists or Catholic and Orthodox)
• In the 1800s the Wahabbi-Saudi alliance twice destroyed Shia shrines and mosques
• In the 1914-1928 period the Saudi-Wahabbis (with British help) defeated the Hashemite rulers, traditional rulers of the Hejaz/Mecca-Medina area since the 8th century and drove them to become kings of Jordan and Iraq
• The Saudi-Wahabbis also invaded Yemen and took a large chunk out of the north of Yemen but were defeated by theZaidis
• Post independence Southern Yemen (which was/is majority Sunni but had a large Jewish population until the 80s) became the Socialist (communist) state of South Yemen. North Yemen was a theocratic Zaidi state
• After the USSR collapsed, the two united
• After the "Arab spring" the Saudis tried to basically invade the Yemenis and force their own dictator on them
• The trillion $ saudi military got their @$$#$ handed to them by barefoot ZAidis

The Sauds need to stop their little imperialist venture or they will get more missiles lobbed at them

[Cronos]

The Sauds cannot and will not survive. They are a cancer on the world, having spread their Wahabbi ideology from Nigeria to paksitan to indonesia and into the USA, UK etc.

The Sauds are also an empire remember, formed in teh 1920s after defeating other tribes. It is not a "nation" it is rather a compromise between different tribes that they allow the Sauds to stay in power as long as they get money from the Sauds (oil money) and the Sauds compromised with the Wahabbs by using oil money to fund the Talibs, AlQ, Boko Haram, LeT etc. and makign MOhammadens become radical -- I can tell you for a fact that they have spread burkhas and radicalism in India, indonesia and the UK that wasn't there before the 90s

[familyop]

Just so you know, here’s the Twitter source of one of those videos and the propaganda with it.

https://twitter.com/WaelAlRussi
Wael
@WaelAlRussi
Proud Syrian, Supporting Syrian Arab Army & Russia against who ruined our country, Observing Syria closely, Tweets/Rt/likes are my own.

[Cronos]

The Saudi empire will collapse when the money runs out. With the death of Salman, you will see a civil war within the SAudi family as the different branches (remember that Salman is the last son of the founder of Saudi Arabia - yeah, the entire kingdom has been tossed between sons) and the founder of Saud had nearly 80 sons and hundreds of grandkids.

There will be an inter-family war and then spread to other tribes taking their chance to leave

[Cronos]

And the Saudi military is a joke -- the officers are appointed because they are princes/aristocracy. The soldiers are treated as servants. This is worse than a medieval army -- there is no espirit de corps, the Western military advisors see this uselessness

in the even of a war between the Sauds and Yemen you can see why the Sauds are unable to win.

If they fought Iran, they would be crushed, unless they sucker the USA to fight on behalf of the Sauds (remember that the Saudis suckered the USA to fight on behalf of the Sauds in Gulf war one -- the king said "I snap my fingers and American blue eyed boys are sent to die for me")

[familyop]

This one’s a friendly. The defense was successful.

https://twitter.com/adii_khaan/status/978012403513380865

https://twitter.com/adii_khaan

[Cronos]

This is why we need to use fracking, drill ANWAR, develop more hybrids and electric and hydrogen vehicles (to be used where appropriate like in dense cities)

[Cronos]

The USA should not have fought the Saudis war in Gulf War one -- if we didn't go in Gulf War one there would be:

1. No sponsorship of Wahabbi madrassahs aroudn the world by theSAuds and Qataris and Kuwaitis-- Saddy would have taken their money
2. Alljihadis concentrating on killing Saddy and he killing them
3. Saddy launching another war with Iran (remember the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988) only with more money - the Iranis would have no time for any other mischeif
4. No anger of AlQ -- remember that they were p*$$ed off that infidel troops were kept on Saudi soil thanks to Gulf war one
5. No Taliban, as no Saudi sponsorship or training
6. No Boko haram as no Saudi funding
7. No radicalization of Muslims in Nigeria, the UK,USA, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia etc.
8. No 9/11
9. No gulf War two
10. No Islamik state
11. No Obama

Getting involved in Middle eastern wars to help the Sauds is a losers game for the USA.

[sparklite2]

Interesting speculation.

[firebrand]

You mean fought FOR the Saudis? We kept Saddam from rampaging over the border from Kuwait.

[Kickass Conservative]

Memo to self, do not buy the new and improved Patriot Boomerang Missile.

[Cronos]

Houthis are Zaidi Shias -- essentially they are indigenous and have been the majority population in the north since the 9th century.

Their beliefs are that they don't think Imams are infallible (so against Irani 12er sHia beliefs) nor that the Quran is uncreated (so against Sunni beliefs).

They are, compared to Wahabbis, very moderate and didn't attack the Yemeni Jews who lived alongside them for centuries (I know, the bar is low...)

They were the main component behind the north Yemen state (which survived until the 90s and when the Soviet sponsors of South Yemen collapsed, South Yemen united with North Yemen

The dictator was ousted as part ofthe "Arab Spring" and since then Yemen has been in chaos

Truly speaking Yemen is a group of different states quite different in language and also religion. North Yemen (Sanaa ) should be allowed to reform the North Yemen Zaidi state, but the problem is that Saudia doesn't want another Shia state on their borders, even if these Shia don't see eye to eye with the 12er Shias in Iran

In fact, if the Sauds hadn't stuck their oar in, the ZAidis would be happy enough to not have anything to do with Iran, but its too late for late, the Saudis have been killing women and children and bombing hospitals in Yemen -- they are despised.

[Cronos]

Thehouthis are not puppets. They legitimately want to stop their Zaidi people being killed off by the WahabbiSaudis.

this is not Irani meddling -- this is Saudi heavy handedness creating an enemy