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Coalition attributes drone strike on Madinah power station to Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition stated that Houthi forces launched a drone strike targeting the Taiba power distribution station in Madinah on Tuesday morning. Major General Turki Al-Maliki said an investigation of drone debris confirmed the militia's involvement in planning and executing the attack. The full extent of any casualties or damage to the facility has not been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
6 differing positions reported on attribution across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewscoalition
  • middleeasteyeHouthis
  • saudigazetteHouthi
  • memonitorSaudi-led coalition
  • thenationalnewsHouthis
  • dawnHouthis
  • expressHouthis
  • shafaqSaudi coalition
  • aljazeeraHouthis
  • telegramHouthi
  • timesofisraelHouthis
  • franceHouthis
  • khaamaHouthis
  • npasyriaHouthi
  • rtSaudi
4 differing positions reported on location across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsMadinah
  • middleeasteyeMedina
  • saudigazetteMadinah
  • memonitorMedina
  • thenationalnewsMadinah
  • dawnMadina
  • expressMadinah
  • shafaqMedina
  • aljazeeraMedina
  • telegramMedina
  • timesofisraelMedina
  • franceMedina
  • khaamaMedina, Saudi Arabia
  • npasyriaMedina
  • rtMedina
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsTuesday
  • telegramimmediately
3 differing positions reported on status across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewssays
  • middleeasteyeclaims
  • saudigazettetargeted
  • memonitorblames
  • thenationalnewshit
  • dawnsays
  • expresssays
  • shafaqaccuses
  • aljazeerasays
  • telegramcondemned
  • timesofisraelsays
  • franceaccuses
  • khaamaAttack
  • npasyriacondemns
  • rtclaims
WhereMadinah
24.469, 39.614 ±10 km
First reported24 days ago
Published2026-10-01 17:00 UTC
Sources15
How this travelled.
Reports24Independent tellings15
15 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Coalition attributes drone strike on Madinah power station to Houthis. 2026-10-01T17:00:42.504Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4300. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-01/houthis-targeted-power-station-in-madinah-on-tuesday-coalition-says-0b44d27e

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