Three killed, 36 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, Riyadh says
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, Houthi attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport killed three civilians and injured 36, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation reported.
- Fighting between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces intensified after the civil war re-erupted in July, prompting a counteroffensive to recapture strategic territory along the Red Sea.
- Separately, the Houthis targeted Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and drones on Wednesday, forcing authorities to divert a Cairo flight as a missile landed near the runway.
- A Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation, stating the attacks "will not go unpunished," and subsequently struck more than 80 Houthi military sites across Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf, and Marib.
- The conflict has displaced more than 200,000 people, with IOM Director General Amy Pope warning that many are "running for their lives and finding nowhere safe to go.
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Three killed in attacks on Saudi airports as Yemen fighting escalates
Three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha, Saudi authorities said, as Saudi-backed Yemeni forces launch a counteroffensive near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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Saudi Arabia’s capital came under renewed attack Thursday as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed they fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh’s main international airport, escalating a widening conflict that is now threatening one of America’s key Middle East allies. Loud booms were reported across Riyadh, flights were disrupted and some major companies told employees to work […]
Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile Attacks on Saudi Airports, at Least Three Killed
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen claimed responsibility on Thursday for attacking King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh with a ballistic missile.
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