Yemen’s Ansarallah strikes Aden airport and Saudi targets

By the Editorial Team · Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Yemen’s Ansarallah movement launched missile and drone attacks on military and strategic sites in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-backed stronghold of Aden amidst ongoing fighting. These strikes highlight the intense conflict as the Saudi-backed government attempts to reclaim territory from Ansarallah, which continues to maintain control over key areas in northern Yemen and along the Red Sea coast.

Yemen’s Ansarallah movement launched missile and drone attacks targeting sites in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-backed areas of Yemen, including the airport in Aden, on Wednesday. The strikes come amid ongoing fighting as the Saudi-backed government seeks to reclaim territory lost to Ansarallah forces.

Ansarallah, based in Sanaa, said it targeted a military base within Aden airport, which serves as the stronghold of the Saudi-backed government. According to Ansarallah military spokesman Yahya Saree, ballistic missiles were fired at a Saudi military supply convoy that had arrived at Camp Badr near the airport.

Earlier in the week, forces loyal to the Saudi-backed government initiated a counteroffensive to retake portions of the Red Sea coast captured by Ansarallah last month. The government announced on Sunday that its campaign aims to recover all territory lost to Ansarallah during the 12-year conflict.

Saudi-led coalition forces launched attacks against Ansarallah positions on Monday. The coalition claimed to have regained control of the Arabian Gulf side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the port city of Mocha by evening. However, Ansarallah channels denied losing Mocha, releasing video purportedly showing their fighters inside the city. Independent reports and open-source information suggested that much of the fighting around Mocha involved missile exchanges at range, leaving the city still under Ansarallah control.

On Tuesday, Ansarallah intensified attacks on Saudi targets, reporting missile and drone strikes on multiple locations across the kingdom. Sanaa stated that drones targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Additional strikes were reported at Abha International Airport and an airbase in Khamis Mushait, both located in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border.

The current escalation underscores the protracted and complex conflict involving Yemeni forces aligned with the Saudi-backed government and Ansarallah, which continues to exert significant influence over northern Yemen and strategic coastal areas along the Red Sea.

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