Conflict & Security
Houthis strike Aden airport in third attack this week
October 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
يواليوم السابع
العربية: ميليشيا الحوثى تقصف مطار الريان في المكلا بالصواريخ الباليستية
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SNSky News Arabia
الحوثيون يوسعون هجماتهم.. استهداف مطاري عدن والريان
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AJAl Jazeera English
Blast heard in Yemen’s Aden as Houthis claim attack on military camp
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل | مراسل الجزيرة: دوي انفجار عنيف في عدن جنوبي اليمن
(opens the publisher’s site)Houthi forces have struck Aden's airport with a ballistic missile, the third such attack on the Yemeni government's seat in a week.
- Houthis announced a ballistic-missile strike on a military site in Aden on Wednesday, with an explosion and smoke reported near the airport.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group hit the Saudi operation room at Badr Camp in Aden's airport vicinity.
- Yemeni sources said the Houthis also targeted al-Rayyan airport in Mukalla with missiles and drones.
- The attack follows last week's Houthi strike on Aden's presidential palace, which killed at least five people, according to Yemen's health minister.
- Al Arabiya reported the Houthis struck Riyan Airport in Mukalla with four ballistic missiles.
- A Cairo News correspondent said Aden International Airport is a civilian facility with no military camps, serving only flights to Amman and Cairo.
- Yemeni authorities said the missiles were launched from Ibb province and the Hasha area of al-Dhale governorate.