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Houthi Airport Strikes Escalate Saudi-Yemen Conflict
The Houthis and forces supporting Yemen’s government are fighting, and the conflict has spread to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi authorities said missiles aimed at Riyadh were intercepted, but airports in Riyadh and Abha were also reported hit.
Three people were killed and 36 were wounded in the attacks.
Debris from a missile damaged a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh.
Air India stopped flights to and from Riyadh until October 10.
Saudi-backed forces said they struck 82 Houthi military targets in Yemen.
The Houthis said civilian places were attacked instead.
Turkey said it would not send troops, while Pakistan confirmed that its soldiers were serving in Saudi Arabia.
The fighting has also disrupted supplies and displaced people in Yemen, according to the report.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh, while its civil aviation authority reported strikes at Riyadh and Abha airports.
The attacks killed three people—one Sudanese national in Riyadh and Egyptian and Algerian nationals in Abha—and wounded 36, according to the report.
Shrapnel from an intercepted missile damaged a kindergarten and medical complex in Riyadh; Air India cancelled Riyadh flights through October 10.
Saudi-backed forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across at least four Yemeni provinces; the Houthis said civilian sites were hit.
Turkey ruled out sending troops and said the Mecca Pact was not ratified by its parliament, while Pakistan confirmed its forces were deployed in Saudi Arabia.
- Who
- The Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-backed forces, and Yemen’s government forces; the airport strikes also killed Sudanese, Egyptian, and Algerian nationals.
- What
- Missile and airport strikes escalated the conflict, followed by Saudi-backed attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen.
- Where
- Riyadh and Abha in Saudi Arabia, and several provinces in Yemen, including Hodeidah and Marib.
- When
- During the reported escalation; Air India cancelled Riyadh flights until October 10. The article gives no year.
- Why
- The article describes the attacks as part of the escalating Houthi-Saudi conflict and a Saudi-backed counteroffensive.
Saudi Arabia and its allies
Houthis
Missile and airport attacks
Saudi Arabia and its allies
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh. The civil aviation authority reported strikes at Riyadh and Abha airports, and India called the targeting of civilian infrastructure unacceptable.
Houthis
The article reports that the Houthis warned airlines against continuing flights in Saudi airspace, but gives no Houthi account disputing the reported airport casualties.
Saudi-backed strikes in Yemen
Saudi Arabia and its allies
Saudi-backed forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets, including missile storage sites and command and control centres.
Houthis
The Houthis said civilian sites were targeted and claimed Saudi Arabia had carried out nearly 1,800 air strikes since the current escalation began.
Territorial control in Yemen
Saudi Arabia and its allies
Yemen’s government said it had pushed the Houthis out of strategic areas along the Red Sea and in the port city of Mocha.
Houthis
The Houthis insisted they had not lost territory; the report also says they seized areas along the main road linking Taiz to Aden.
Key facts
- Reported deaths
- Three: one Sudanese national at Riyadh airport, and one Egyptian and one Algerian national at Abha airport.
- Reported injuries
- 36 people were wounded in the attacks.
- Airline response
- Air India cancelled flights to and from Riyadh until October 10.
- Saudi-backed forces' claim
- They said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across at least four Yemeni provinces.
- Houthi claim
- The group said civilian sites were targeted and that it had not lost territory.
- Displacement
- More than 200,000 people had been displaced in Yemen since July, according to the report.
- Military deployments
- Turkey ruled out sending troops; Pakistan confirmed its forces were serving in Saudi Arabia.
Quotes
India’s Ministry of External Affairs
India’s government ministry responsible for foreign affairs
“The targeting of civilian infrastructure is completely unacceptable.”
wionews.com
Sources
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