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Houthis say they attacked Saudi energy facilities and airports
Yemen’s Houthi movement says it carried out four attacks in Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours.
It says the strikes targeted two Saudi Aramco sites in the east of the country and airports in Riyadh and Dammam.
The Houthis also said they attacked areas where Saudi troops were deployed, and claimed dozens were killed or wounded.
The group said its attacks were in response to 124 airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen over the same period.
Saudi authorities said an attack on Riyadh airport on October 10 killed 12 people and injured 309, while the coalition said a projectile hit the airport’s passenger terminal and caused a fire.
The Houthis said airport navigation was suspended and Riyadh airport was completely closed, but that claim was not confirmed by Saudi authorities in the information provided.
The Houthis have urged international airlines and passengers not to use Saudi airports, which they have declared targets.
Yemen’s Houthi movement says it carried out four operations targeting Saudi energy facilities and airports over the past 24 hours.
The group said it targeted facilities in Shedgum and Tanajib, as well as airports in Riyadh and Dammam.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria said the attacks used ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.
The Houthis said the operations were a response to 124 Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Yemen over the previous day.
Saudi authorities said an attack on Riyadh airport on October 10 killed 12 people and wounded 309.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, said it carried out the attacks.
- What
- The Houthis said they attacked Saudi energy facilities and airports using missiles and drones.
- When
- The operations took place over the 24 hours before the statement reported on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Targets included facilities in Shedgum and Tanajib and airports in Riyadh and Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria said the attacks were in response to 124 Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Yemen over the previous day.
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Over the past 24 hours, the Yemeni armed forces (the Houthis - TASS) carried out four large-scale operations with the use of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones
navigation was suspended at both airports
completely closed
The Saudi-led coalition carried out 124 airstrikes against Yemen, according to Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria.
The Houthis said they carried out four operations targeting Saudi facilities and airports.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said an attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded 309.
TASS reported the Houthi claims and Saudi authorities’ account of the Riyadh airport attack.
- Houthi operations
- Four, according to spokesman Yahya Saria
- Energy targets
- Saudi Aramco facilities in Shedgum and Tanajib
- Airport targets
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam
- Coalition airstrikes
- 124 against Yemen over the previous day, according to the Houthis
- Riyadh airport casualties
- 12 dead and 309 wounded, according to GACA for the October 10 attack
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