Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen
Flights were diverted and the airport terminal was evacuated after at least two missiles and several drones struck the main gateway to government-held Yemen.
- Early Wednesday, Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missile and drone strikes against Aden International Airport in Yemen and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, deepening regional conflict.
- Saudi-Backed forces launched a major counteroffensive this week to retake the strategic Red Sea coast and Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Houthis, who seized the territory last month.
- In Aden, a missile struck near the runway minutes before a flight from Cairo landed. Security authorities in Aden and the Human Rights Ministry warned the attack threatened a "humanitarian disaster," though no casualties occurred.
- Military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed attacks on King Khalid International Airport and other military bases, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile north of Riyadh, providing no confirmation of other strikes.
- The Institute for the Study of War notes the Houthis aim to maximize economic costs by targeting civilian infrastructure, while the broader conflict has displaced more than 184,000 people since fighting intensified.
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Yemen’s Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies
Yemen’s Houthis attacked Aden’s international airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones on Wednesday, the country’s transport ministry said, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed government forces intensified. Fighting has been focused in recent days on areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a shipping route that has become more crucial for energy exports since the conflict between the US and Iran restrict…
"Our armed forces targeted the international airport with a missile, the strike was accurate, thank God, and caused the suspension of traffic at the airport," said the military spokesman.
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CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed new attacks on airports and military facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the kingdom is pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war, which also threatens a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. As the Saudi capital is targeted again,...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack Aden airport
ADEN — Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused the Houthis of firing ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones at Aden's international airport.In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said the Houthis targeted the runway and passenger terminal at the airport with at least two ballistic missiles and several drones.“One of the missiles landed near the runway minutes before the Yemeni flight from Cairo was to lan…
The Houthi rebels, a pro-Iranian group in Yemen, are firing missiles daily at infrastructure, including airports, in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Fighting is intensifying, with Saudi Arabia bombing the Houthis 24 hours a day using 100 fighter jets. The Yemeni Ministry of Transport stated that the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the international airport in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, early on the morning of the 7th (local time).
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