Houthi Missile Strikes Aden Airport as Attacks Reported in Al-Mukalla
The group said the strike was retaliation for Saudi attacks it says killed eight fishermen.
- On Wednesday, the Houthi group targeted Aden International Airport with a ballistic missile, striking the Saudi-led coalition's military operation room at Badr Camp. Smoke was seen rising near the airport following the attack.
- The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, launched the strike after accusing the Saudi-led coalition of targeting civilians in the Taiz Governorate. Spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the strike was "precise and direct."
- Local Yemeni authorities reported 73 killed and 200 wounded during a training drill at a government military camp earlier this week. Escalating violence has caused energy prices to spike and accelerated an economic crisis.
- British Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting condemned the attacks as "absolutely despicable," announcing deployment of Royal Air Force Typhoon jets and an RAF A400M transport aircraft to Saudi Arabia for defensive missions.
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah requested parliamentary authorization last week to act in Saudi Arabia's defense if asked. The National Defence Council pledged support as the international community monitors the front between the Saudi-backed government and Iran.
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The Houthist rebels, supported by Iran, targeted on Wednesday with the help of missiles and drones a base housing forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southern Yemen.
Yemen's Houthis claimed on Wednesday to have targeted a Saudi position in Aden, located on the outskirts of the airport, the third attack in a week on the city hosting the government headquarters supported by Riyadh.
Houthis strike Saudi-led coalition targets after saying kingdom killed eight fishermen
Houthis strike Saudi-led coalition targets after saying kingdom killed eight fishermen Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 10:24 The Yemeni group accuses Saudi Arabia of killing civilians off the coast of Taiz governorate People gather to search the rubble of a destroyed building in the aftermath of a reported missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Taiz in western Yemen on 20 October 2026 (Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Off Yemen's Hout…
The strike targeted a facility belonging to the Saudi-led coalition forces.
Yemen state media reports strikes on Houthi group positions east of Mokha, with the group claiming it hit 'Saudi operations room at Badr Camp in Aden'
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