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Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Aden International Airport and al-Rayyan Airport in al-Mukalla
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Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Aden International Airport, causing a large explosion. Riyan Airport in al-Mukalla was targeted by missiles and drones, per reports.
6 outlets told this the same way.
Aden airport hit again
A ballistic missile attack by the Houthis targeted Aden International Airport in Aden, causing a loud explosion and dense clouds of smoke to rise, Yemeni sources said on Wednesday. Al Jazeera reported that Aden International Airport was targeted by a missile today, Wednesday, and it added that another strike hit al-Rayyan Airport in al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut Governorate in the east of the country. Yemeni media reported that the Houthis targeted al-Rayyan Airport in al-Mukalla with four ballistic missiles following their bombardment of Aden earlier today.
Yemeni authorities announced the fall of two missiles inside Aden International Airport’s premises, about 500 meters from a Yemenia flight preparing to take off to Cairo, with no human losses recorded. The Houthis’ military spokesman announced targeting what he called the operations room at the Badr Camp in Aden with a ballistic missile, as clashes and bombardments escalated on multiple fronts.
Taiz fighting and siege
In Taiz, Yemeni government forces said on Wednesday they were fighting intense clashes with the Houthis on the western fronts of Taiz. Yemeni government forces added: “We hit Houthi positions in the vicinity of Mount Han in Taiz with three air strikes.” Earlier yesterday, government forces in Taiz announced the death of 98 Houthi elements and the injury of 148 others, repelling attacks on the northern and al-Shuqbah front.
The Taiz Rights Center documented the death of six civilians and injury of 17 due to a Houthi bombardment that targeted residential neighborhoods, amid warnings of hospitals and education stopping within a week due to fuel and medicine shortages as the city’s siege entered its 17th day. The escalation came as fighting and mutual attacks intensified between government forces and the Houthis, after the government announced the military operation “Fajr Yemen” against the Houthis supported by the Saudi-led Coalition.
Humanitarian and air-traffic risk
A loud explosion near Aden International Airport followed a ballistic missile attack by the Houthi militias, and Yemeni sources said the missile hit the airport’s runway in an attempt to obstruct air traffic at this civilian facility. Field sources confirmed that a ballistic missile fell in the Al-Khor MakØsar area in the city center, causing a state of fear among residents as security tensions continued. The military spokesman for the Houthi group Ansar Allah announced that a ballistic missile strike targeted the operations room at the Battle Camp in the city of Aden, and he said the operation was carried out using a ballistic missile.
Sky News Arabia cited a Reuters reporter and an Aden police source saying the blast was caused by a missile fired by the Houthis, while it also said the Houthis targeted the Riyan Airport in the city of Mukalla with missiles and unmanned aircraft. The sources described the repeated attacks on Aden International Airport as threatening civilian air traffic and passenger safety, and they said the airport had previously been subjected last Friday evening to a similar strike with two ballistic missiles.