2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, officials say
Officials said no casualties were reported after the second airport strike in less than a week, as Yemen’s war expands and fighting intensifies.
- Two missiles struck the airport in Aden, Yemen, on Friday night, according to police, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
- Police blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the strike, marking the second such attack on the facility in less than a week.
- Projectiles hit an area of the airport hosting a military unit aligned with the Saudi-backed government, though officials reported no casualties from the strike.
- This incident followed a strike on a palace complex in Aden the previous night, which has served as Yemen's government seat since 2015.
- Fighting escalates in the latest front of the war involving Iran, with Houthis having attacked both neighboring Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-backed government.
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Houthis Hit Yemen Airport as Saudi Arabia Intercepts Attacks
Yemen’s Houthis struck the main airport in the nation’s interim capital on Friday, while its missiles and drones fired toward Saudi Arabia were intercepted, as the flare-up in fighting showed no sign of abating.
Iran denies being behind Houthi attacks as Aden airport hit
Iran has denied any involvement in an escalation of attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi targets. The international airport in Yemen’s interim capital Aden was struck by two missiles late on Friday, the second such incident in less than two weeks.
Two Houthi missiles fell 500 meters from a plane preparing to take off at Aden Airport, a day after an attack on the presidential palace.
Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility after two missiles struck Aden International Airport on Friday, saying they had targeted a weapons depot as well as a military command headquarters.…
MISSILES hit Yemen's Aden International Airport, as a Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
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