Yemen's Houthis say they struck Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites
Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for strikes on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco oil refinery. Meanwhile, a new mutual defense pact involving Pakistan and Türkiye has been initiated to support Saudi Arabia amid escalating regional conflict.
Why it matters
The intensification of the Yemen conflict and the involvement of new international military partners threaten to destabilize the Middle East further.
A Houthi spokesman says the group had hit King Khalid International Airport, a refinery belonging to state oil giant Aramco and other targets in the kingdom's south.
Yemeni military reinforcements travel along the coastal road between Aden and Mocha, Yemen, on Oct 5, 2026. (Photo: AP/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
TAIZ: Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday (Oct 6) they had struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and other sites in Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said they had destroyed Houthi targets on the Red Sea coast.
Pakistan and Türkiye have pledged to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defence pact following weeks of Houthi attacks, as Riyadh and its Yemeni government allies began an ambitious push aimed at retaking all territory held by the group.
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