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Houthis call for evacuation of Aden airport amid rising Yemen fighting
Yemen’s Houthi movement called for people to leave Aden airport immediately on Wednesday.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the warning was prompted by a Saudi military cargo aircraft that he claimed was carrying weapons.
Saudi authorities had not immediately commented on the claim.
Aden is where Yemen’s internationally recognised government is based, while the Houthis control the capital, Sanaa.
Fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition has intensified in recent weeks, including around the Red Sea coast and the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The renewed conflict has ended a United Nations-brokered truce that had largely halted attacks since 2022.
Aid agencies warn that conditions are worsening in a country already facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Yemen’s Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree called on people to evacuate Aden airport immediately on Wednesday.
Saree said the warning was prompted by the presence of a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons, a claim not independently confirmed in the articles.
Explosions were heard in Aden before the warning, residents told Reuters, and Saudi authorities had not immediately commented.
Fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government has intensified in recent weeks.
The renewed fighting has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce and worsened conditions in a country already facing a severe humanitarian crisis.
- Who
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree issued the warning. It was addressed to people at Aden airport.
- What
- He called for the airport to be evacuated immediately, saying a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons was there.
- When
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Aden airport, in southern Yemen.
- Why
- Saree said the warning was due to the presence of a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons.
Houthis
Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government
Reason for airport warning
Houthis
Yahya Saree said a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons was at Aden airport.
Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government
Saudi authorities had not immediately commented on the warning.
Wider fighting
Houthis
The Houthis have escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia, according to the article.
Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government
The coalition intensified strikes on Houthi targets in response, while government forces advanced to retake territory on the Red Sea coast.
The Houthis pushed Yemen’s government south, as the conflict began.
A UN-brokered truce largely halted attacks.
The Houthis pushed towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Explosions were heard in Aden before Saree called for the airport’s immediate evacuation.
- Airport
- Aden airport, southern Yemen
- Houthi spokesperson
- Yahya Saree
- Warning date
- October 28, 2026
- Claimed reason
- Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons
- Truce
- UN-brokered in 2022; renewed fighting has shattered it
- Conflict began
- 2014
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What people are saying
the presence there of a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons