Yemen’s Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Aden airport
The airport was hit twice, damaging the runway and diverting two Yemenia flights as the government warned of risks to passengers and aid operations.
- On Wednesday, Iran-aligned Houthis ordered an immediate evacuation of Aden international airport, where the internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government is based.
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the order followed the presence of a Saudi military cargo aircraft allegedly carrying weapons at the facility.
- The Houthi militia, which controls the northern capital of Sanaa, has repeatedly targeted this airport, a critical humanitarian lifeline for southern Yemen.
- Intensified fighting has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce, as the group pushes toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping chokepoint.
- This conflict forms a volatile front in the wider US-Israeli war on Iran, while aid agencies warn of rapidly deteriorating conditions affecting Yemen.
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On Friday, Al-Houthi ' s militia renewed the targeting of the Aden International Airport and the Qasr al-Musmiq in Yemen with ballistic missiles, in a new escalation targeting vital installations and government headquarters.
Houthis attack Aden airport and presidential palace, Yemeni government says
Houthis attack Aden airport and presidential palace, Yemeni government says A spokesperson for Yemeni government armed forces said on Friday that the Houthis had attacked Aden airport and the Maashiq presidential palace complex with ballistic missiles. The statement gave no details of casualties or damage, or whether the missiles hit their targets. A police official also told AFP the Houthis had targeted the presidential palace with two missile…
The Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) attacked the international airport and the Maashik Presidential Palace in Aden with ballistic missiles, said Majid al-Nazili, a representative of Yemen's pro-government forces. Majid al-Nazili, a spokesman for the pro-government forces, said that the Houthis attacked the international airport and the Maashik Presidential Palace in Aden. These facilities are controlled by the internationally recognized Yemeni go…
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