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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport
France 24 Tuesday 06 October 2026, 10:15 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. After declaring a counter-offensive, government forces claimed Monday to have pushed the Houthis out of the Bab al-Mandab area, a key shipping route in the Red Sea, as well as the port city of Mocha, which was captured last month.

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. After declaring a counter-offensive, government forces claimed Monday to have pushed the Houthis out of the Bab al-Mandab area, a key shipping route in the Red Sea, as well as the port city of Mocha, which was captured last month.
Yemen (LOCATION) Riyadh (LOCATION) Saudi (ORG) Bab al-Mandab (PERSON) the Red Sea (LOCATION) Mocha (PERSON)
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