NewzYemen's Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, airbase Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on several sites across Saudi Arabia, there has been no confirmation from the kingdom's authorities. The group said that they targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with drones. They also said that missile and drone strikes were launched at the Abha International Airport and an airbase in the south western city of Khamis Mushait.
Yemen’s Houthi group claimed early Wednesday that it carried out a series of drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting airports and military installations in Saudi Arabia. In a statement on the US social media platform X, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the forces targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with several drones, claiming the strike was "precise" and disrupted air traffic there. — العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) October 7, 2026 He also said Houthi forces conducted two operations targeting Abha International Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base using a combination of ballistic missiles and drones.
He claimed the attacks disrupted air traffic at the airport and caused damage to the military base. He added that the armed forces targeted Saudi military supplies, resulting in the "killing and wounding" of Saudi officers. — العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) October 7, 2026 In a separate statement, Saree said Houthi forces targeted three military camps — Dagharir in Jizan, Aakifah in Asir and Al-Mawsim in Jizan — with a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.
Separately, the Saudi-led coalition said Wednesday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward the Riyadh area. Read: Saudi Arabia says 3 injured in attacks on 2 airports in country’s south amid escalation with Houthis Coalition spokesman Brigaider General Turki al-Maliki said on the US social media platform X that the missile was intercepted north of Riyadh after being launched by the “terrorist Houthi militia.” Al-Maliki also said that coalition forces had tracked the missile’s launch platform using the coalition’s intelligence systems in the skies over Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. “We are tracking the launch platform with the Coalition's intelligence system in the skies over Sanaa, and we will destroy it,” he said.\ Yemeni government forces seize key mountain peak in Taiz province Yemeni government forces said late on Tuesday that they seized a key mountain peak in Taiz province aft…
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