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Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched two missiles at Aden airport on October 7 but no casualties were reported. The attack occurred as fighting intensified along Yemen’s Red Sea coast following weeks of Houthi advances and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive to recapture strategic areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait with coalition air support.
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On October 7, Houthis launched two missiles at Aden International Airport, Yemen's main international gateway outside their control, but there were no reported casualties. The attack occurred as government forces backed by Saudi Arabia pushed back against recent Houthi territorial gains along the Red Sea coast and around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. Concurrently, Saudi-led coalition air support helped recapture areas near this vital waterway from the Houthis. Additionally, another Houthi missile was intercepted north of Riyadh, while the rebels claimed they also attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with drones, though there was no immediate confirmation of damage at that site.

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Aden Houthi Houthis Saudi Yemen

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Saudi NORP · 6× Houthi NORP · 5× Yemen GPE · 5× Aden GPE · 3× Houthis NORP · 2× Amran GPE · 1× Iran GPE · 1× Khamis Mushait GPE · 1× Saada GPE · 1× Sanaa GPE · 1×

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The attack comes amid renewed fighting after weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive that has recaptured areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait with coalition air support.
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Houthis launch missiles at Yemen's Aden airport as fighting intensifies asserted
fighting → launch → airport
Oct 7 - Two missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted the international airport of Yemen's southern port city of Aden early on Wednesday but no casualties were reported, the media office of Aden's security department said. asserted
office → launch → department
The attack comes amid renewed fighting after weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive that has recaptured areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait with coalition air support. asserted
that → come → support
The airport is the main international gateway serving parts of Yemen outside Houthi control. asserted
airport → serve → control
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. asserted
television → lead → Mushait
The coalition said the missile threats had originated from the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and the governorates of Saada and Amran. asserted
threats → say → Saada
Following the coalition's statement, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV said Saudi forces carried out a strike in an area spanning the central governorates of Ibb and Taiz. asserted
forces → follow → Ibb
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