CNA Explains: Why Are the Houthis Targeting Saudi Airports?
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CNA Explains: Why are the Houthis targeting Saudi airports?
Saudi Arabia's main international airport in Riyadh has been a repeated target of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. CNA looks at why the Houthis are repeatedly targeting Saudi civilian infrastructure, and what this means for travel in the Middle East.
The Saudi-led coalition announced a qualitative process to neutralize the sources of threat in response to repeated Houthis attacks, while the Houthis stated that they had targeted King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and crude oil pumping stations east-west.
Houthis attack Riyadh airport again as Saudi-led coalition destroys missile launchers in Sanaa?
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement are escalating after the Houthis claimed fresh attacks targeting Riyadh airport and military facilities, including Khamis Mushait Air Base and Jazan Naval Base. In response, the Saudi-led coalition reportedly destroyed Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa, raising fears of further retaliation. The latest developments put Saudi Arabia’s air defences and critical infrastructure back in focus a…
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The Frontier PostCoalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says one of the launchers was used in a Houthi attack on Riyadh in recent hours
Coalition destroys Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa after foiled attack on Riyadh
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Monday it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, including one used to fire a missile toward Riyadh that Saudi air defenses intercepted. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, announced the operation in posts on X, saying the coalition had destroyed the two launch platforms. “Operations continue to di…
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