The Houthis Launched Missiles And Drones At The Capital Of Saudi Arabia

Flames and a large plume of smoke were spotted at the airport.

Yemeni Houthis claimed to have attacked “sensitive” targets in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, with missiles and drones. Prior to this, flames and a large plume of smoke were spotted near the city’s main airport.

This was reported by Reuters.

Overnight, Saudi Arabian authorities issued a warning about a potential danger in the Riyadh area amid an escalation of Houthi attacks. Soon afterward, fire and thick black smoke were spotted near the capital’s main airport—the flames appeared to be rising from fuel tanks near the terminal.

The group did not specify a particular target in Riyadh itself, but reported a strike on an Aramco facility in the port city of Yanbu on the Red Sea—one of the key hubs for Saudi oil exports. According to the Houthis, the attack was in response to a strike on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a.

The military coalition fighting the Houthis stated that it had intercepted one missile headed for Riyadh and had also thwarted attempted attacks on several other Saudi cities in the west and southwest of the country, as well as in Yanbu. No reports of damage were provided.

The Houthis control a significant portion of Yemen and have been launching attacks against Saudi Arabia since July, when they declared a naval blockade and began striking ships in the Red Sea. This poses a threat to global oil supplies, especially given that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.

Turkey has stated its readiness to provide support to Saudi Arabia under a trilateral defense pact with Pakistan, although the specific format of that assistance has not yet been specified.

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