2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, officials say
Police said no casualties were reported after the second such attack in less than a week, as fighting with the rebels escalates.
- 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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ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Two missiles hit the airport of the Yemeni port city of Aden on Friday night, the police reported, blaming the Houthi rebels backed by Iran for what is the second attack...
Two missiles hit the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden this evening, a security official and an air traffic controller said.
The Minister of Information announced that two rockets fired by the Houthis had landed near a Yemeni aircraft preparing to take off from Aden airport, while the clashes on the ground in Ta ' izz governorate escalated in the midst of heavy air strikes targeting the Houthis positions.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Monday for launching two missiles that landed near Aden airport, the city where the Saudi-backed government has taken refuge, police sources said. An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions near the airport. The Houthis, pro-Iran fighters at war with Yemen's government and its Saudi ally, said they were targeting a Saudi command center. A police source earlier told AFP that two missiles had landed…
Yemeni Husite forces launched two ballistic missiles at Aden International Airport, reporting to the internationally recognized Government of Yemen.
On Friday evening, the Interim Yemeni Capital Security Administration announced the fall of two rockets inside the compound of Aden International Airport, launched by the Al-Houthi militia, for the second time in a week.
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