{"id":33634,"date":"2026-10-07T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33634"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:41:02","slug":"houthis-hit-yemens-aden-airport-claim-attacks-on-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33634","title":{"rendered":"Houthis hit Yemen&#8217;s Aden airport, claim attacks on Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134761254,imgsize-8419721,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/yemen-strike.jpg\" alt=\"Houthis hit Yemen's Aden airport, claim attacks on Saudi Arabia\" title=\"Houthis target Aden airport with missiles as Yemen fighting intensifies\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Houthis target Aden airport with missiles as Yemen fighting intensifies\">Houthis target Aden airport with missiles as Yemen fighting intensifies<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthis launched two missiles towards Aden International Airport early Wednesday, as fighting intensified between the group and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The missiles targeted the airport in the southern port city, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, the media office of the Aden Security Department said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Local Yemeni outlets also published footage showing explosions during the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The strike came as government forces pressed ahead with a counteroffensive against the Houthis after weeks of advances by the group along Yemen\u2019s Red Sea coast.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Yemen\u2019s presidential leadership council chairman Rashad al-Alimi on Monday announced Operation \u201cDawn of Yemen\u201d, saying the campaign aimed to retake the capital Sanaa and restore state institutions from Houthi control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Government forces said on Tuesday that they had captured a key mountain peak in western Taiz after clashes with the Houthis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The latest fighting is also unfolding around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, with Saudi-backed government forces saying they have recaptured areas near the waterway with coalition air support.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Aden International Airport is the main international gateway serving parts of Yemen outside Houthi control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Earlier on Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched towards the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, Saudi state television reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The coalition said the missile threats originated from areas under Houthi control, including the capital Sanaa and the governorates of Saada and Amran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Houthis later claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying they had targeted Abha airport with ballistic missiles and drones and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with drones. <!-- -->There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities of those claims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Following the coalition&#8217;s interception statement, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported that Saudi forces had carried out a strike in an area spanning the central governorates of Ibb and Taiz. There was no immediate confirmation from the Saudi-led coalition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The latest exchanges come as Yemen\u2019s government forces seek to build on recent battlefield gains and push the Houthis back from territory they have controlled for years.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/houthis-hit-yemens-aden-airport-claim-attacks-on-saudi-arabia\/articleshow\/134760901.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houthis target Aden airport with missiles as Yemen fighting intensifies Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthis launched two missiles towards Aden International Airport early Wednesday, as fighting intensified between the group and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia, officials said.The missiles targeted the airport in the southern port city, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, the 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