Yemen and the Red Sea

Ballistic missiles hit Aden International Airport in Yemen, Aden police say, with no casualties recorded

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Aden International Airport, Aden, Yemen
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Press TV Extra reported that Aden airport was under attack with ballistic missiles. WW3 Watchtower reported that Ansar Allah launched a ballistic missile attack on Aden International Airport, saying the facility was hit by two missiles and that columns of smoke rose from it. Ryan Rozbiani posted two videos and said the second one shows the moment of impact, describing the target as the Saudi headquarters at the airport. The following morning, Aden's Capital Security Administration said in a statement relayed by Basha Report that the airport was targeted at dawn on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 by two missiles launched by what it called the Houthi coup group, and that preliminary information recorded no human casualties. Basha Report also reported that the main terminal did not appear to have been damaged and that the strikes seemed to have hit the coastal highway west of the airport and a nearby residential area. No Saudi account was available to this report.

Carried as reports by accounts aligned with the Houthi side and later relayed by the official Aden police statement.

  • Fatalities: Best 0 people · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Basha Report relays the Aden Capital Security Administration statement on the missile attack on Aden International Airport · Preliminary information recorded no human casualties, according to Aden's Capital Security Administration.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Aden airport reportedly under attack with ballistic missiles, Ansar Allah launched a ballistic missile attack on Aden International Airport, Ansar Allah reportedly hit the Saudi headquarters at Aden Airport, Basha Report relays the Aden Capital Security Administration statement on the missile attack on Aden International Airport, Basha Report says Aden airport main terminal does not appear damaged and the strikes hit the coastal highway west of the airport

Five documents from four accounts cover this strike: three posts on the evening of 6 October from accounts aligned with the Houthi side, and two posts from Basha Report on the morning of 7 October relaying the official statement of Aden's Capital Security Administration. The police statement is the first official Yemeni account and confirms the strike, the dawn timing and the absence of recorded casualties, but it does not name who launched the missiles beyond the Houthi attribution. No Saudi account was available to this report and the videos referenced by one account were not independently checked.