Evening Briefing · Wednesday 21 October 2026
Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Aden and Mukalla
Yemen’s armed forces said the Houthis fired one ballistic missile at Aden International Airport and three at al-Rayyan Airport in Mukalla. The Houthis said they targeted a military camp in Aden, the seat of the internationally recognised government. Smoke was seen rising near Aden’s airport.
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“Whenever it is broken on the battlefield, it pours its terrorism and aggression onto the lives of citizens,” said the military spokesman Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili. The strikes come days after the Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi energy facilities and airports. The group is widening its target set inside Yemen as well as across the Red Sea and the Gulf, stretching the government’s air defences and the Saudi-led coalition’s patience alike.