More than 100 Houthi military targets destroyed, Saudi-led coalition says
The Saudi-led coalition conducted a large-scale military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen, claiming to have destroyed over 100 military sites. This escalation follows recent Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and civilian targets.
Why it matters
The ongoing conflict in Yemen and its spillover into Saudi Arabia significantly impacts regional stability and global shipping security in the Red Sea.
A plume of smoke rises during a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. - / AFP The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday, October 10, it destroyed more than 100 military targets in a "large-scale operation" against the Iran-backed group. The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized government – which Saudi Arabia supports – reignited in July and has since spilled over into the neighboring kingdom.
"We are carrying out a large-scale operation targeting the personnel and capabilities of the Houthi terrorist militia," Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi coalition, wrote on X. "We destroyed 136 military targets in areas controlled by the Houthi terrorist militia," he said in a separate post.
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