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Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed 136 Houthi military targets
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 136 Houthi military targets in a large-scale operation on October 10.
The Houthis are fighting Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which Saudi Arabia supports.
The conflict reignited in July and has spread into Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis have advanced along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and used drones and missiles against targets in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi officials said Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killed three people earlier that week.
Houthi media reported Saudi missile strikes in the northwestern Yemeni governorate of Saada.
Yemeni government forces and Saudi Arabia are trying to reverse the Houthi advance, including near the Bab al-Mandab strait, an important route for global shipping.
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 136 military targets in areas controlled by Yemen’s Houthis.
The coalition described the strikes on October 10 as a large-scale operation targeting Houthi personnel and capabilities.
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the figure in a post on X.
Houthi-owned Almasirah TV reported that Saudi missiles targeted areas in Saada governorate.
The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government reignited in July and has spilled into Saudi Arabia.
- Who
- The Saudi-led coalition said it carried out the operation against the Houthis.
- What
- The coalition said it destroyed 136 military targets.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen. Almasirah TV reported strikes in Saada governorate.
- Why
- The coalition said it was targeting Houthi personnel and capabilities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We are carrying out a large-scale operation targeting the personnel and capabilities of the Houthi terrorist militia
We destroyed 136 military targets in areas controlled by the Houthi terrorist militia
The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government reignited.
The Houthis claimed hits on Riyadh’s international airport, according to Le Monde EN.
The Saudi-led coalition said it had destroyed 136 Houthi military targets.
- Targets claimed destroyed
- 136 military targets
- Operation date
- October 10, 2026
- Coalition spokesman
- Turki al-Maliki
- Reported strike area
- Saada governorate, northwestern Yemen
Sources
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