Madinah alert: Saudi destroys done, Houthis call claim a lie
Madinah: Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Madinah region on Sunday, November 15, the Saudi-led Coalition announced.
Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Malki confirmed the interception in a statement shared on X.
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— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) November 15, 2026
اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة بمنطقة المدينة المنورة. pic.twitter.com/ogZnfNnqDs
However, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree disputed the announcement, describing it as a “lie” and denying that the group had launched a drone towards the region.
Saree claimed that Houthi military operations targeted Saudi oil facilities and military bases rather than the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.
بعد تلقيه صفعات مؤلمة في الميدان يجدد العدو السعودي بهتانه العظيم بالادعاء أنه اعترض مسيرتين في أجواء مكة المكرمة وأخرى في المدينة المنورة وهذا كذب وافتراء، فعملياتنا تستهدف منشآته النفطية وقواعده العسكرية فقط.
— العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) November 15, 2026
وعليه تقبل الهزيمة في الميدان دون التستر خلف المقدسات الإسلامية.
The Coalition had earlier announced the interception and destruction of two drones in the Makkah region.
Houthis make fresh military claims
In other statements on Sunday, Saree accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out 75 airstrikes and missile attacks across five Yemeni governorates over the previous 24 hours.
He alleged that the attacks targeted civilian sites in Saada, Taiz, Lahj, Al Jawf and Marib, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries. He also claimed that the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the escalation began had reached 5,095. These figures have not been independently verified.
Saree separately claimed that Houthi forces had shot down a Saudi CH-4 armed reconnaissance drone over Al Jawf Governorate. He described it as the fifth aircraft downed by the group’s forces since the escalation began.
شن الطيران الحربي السعودي خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية 75 غارةً جويةً وصاروخاً استهدف بها الأعيان المدنية في محافظات صعدة وتعز ولحج والجوف ومأرب وذلك من خلال طائرات "F-15" و "تايفون" أقلعت من قاعدتي خميس مشيط والطائف، والعدوان الصاروخي من نجران وخلفت شهداء وجرحى من المدنيين.
— العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) November 15, 2026
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He also claimed that Houthi forces had repelled Saudi military formations using Yemeni-made surface-to-air missiles, forcing them to withdraw.
In another statement, Saree released footage that he said showed Saudi forces being expelled from the Al-Mudarribah and Al-Aarah districts in Yemen’s Lahij Governorate. He identified Saudi officer Badr Al-Harbi as the commander of the forces.
مشاهد أولية لطرد تحشيدات العدو السعودي بقيادة الضابط السعودي بدر الحربي من مديرية المضاربة والعارة بمحافظة لحج – 15 نوفمبر 2026م https://t.co/T8G792v19H
— العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) November 15, 2026
The latest exchange comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, with both sides issuing conflicting accounts of military operations.
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