Conflict & Security
Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi cruise missiles and drones over Riyadh and the south
October 13, 2026 at 08:30 PM · Updated 2d ago
22 reports · 20 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
The Saudi-led coalition said Tuesday it shot down Houthi missiles and drones and announced an operation against fuel sites it says feed the group's attacks.
- The coalition said it intercepted and destroyed 3 cruise missiles and 2 drones over Riyadh and the southern region.
- Two ballistic missiles fired toward Harad and Dhahran were destroyed, with debris falling in a residential Dhahran district.
- Saudi Arabia announced a military operation to neutralize vital fuel sources it says the Houthis use to fuel their war effort.
- Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said the Houthis use civilian facilities, including Sanaa's Al-Sabaha station and Hodeidah fuel docks, for military support.
- Saudi civil defense reported four people injured and 15 homes suffering material damage in Riyadh after intercepted missile fragments fell on the city.
- Saudi Arabia's energy ministry confirmed a limited fire at a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Dhahran caused by the strike, with no injuries.
- The coalition said Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in Al-Kharj governorate.
- The Houthis vowed further strikes on Saudi economic and aviation targets after the coalition intercepted their missiles and drones.
- Trump accused the Houthis of trying to raise oil prices before US midterm elections and offered to seek Erdogan's intervention for Saudi interests.
- Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi vowed no turning back in the offensive to end the Houthi coup.
- The coalition's fuel-site operation also targeted fuel stations and storage sites in Dhamar governorate.
- Spokesman Turki al-Malki said the operation aimed at capabilities threatening Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the southern Red Sea, and shipping lanes.




















