Yemen and the Red Sea
Houthi ballistic missiles target Aden Coast Guard facilities, Yemen’s Interior Ministry says
- Location
- Aden, Yemen (city reference covering Khormaksar, Tawahi and the airport; individual impacts not geolocated)
- Actors
- Houthis · Yemen (internationally recognized government)
- Importance
- Standard
Yemen’s Interior Ministry said Houthi ballistic missiles targeted two Coast Guard premises in Aden on the afternoon of Saturday, 24 October: two missiles at its main compound in Khormaksar and a third at a building in Tawahi. The Transport Ministry separately reported two ballistic missiles targeting Aden airport that afternoon. The accounts are retained as one reported wave; their missile counts are not added. The Houthis claimed targets at Al-Nasr camp and the naval base. Damage and casualties were not established by the cited statements.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Three Houthi Ballistic Missiles Target Coast Guard Facilities in Aden, Transport Ministry condemns the targeting of Aden airport with two ballistic missiles, Human Rights Ministry statement on attacks on Aden airport and Coast Guard premises
South24 quotes the Interior Ministry and reports its correspondent’s observations; Aden al-Ghad reproduces the Transport and Human Rights Ministry statements. Original ministry and government Saba pages could not be accessed. Reported targets differ; the accounts are attributed and missile numbers are not summed. Exact impacts, damage and casualties remain unverified.
- Three Houthi Ballistic Missiles Target Coast Guard Facilities in AdenSouth24 Center · news report · supports · Published 24 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 23:02 UTC
- Transport Ministry condemns the targeting of Aden airport with two ballistic missilesAden al-Ghad / Saba · news report · supports · Published 24 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 23:02 UTC
- Human Rights Ministry statement on attacks on Aden airport and Coast Guard premisesAden al-Ghad · news report · supports · Published 24 Oct 2026, 19:42 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 23:02 UTC
Classification
Military · Missile strike · Ballistic · Aggregate
Participants
- Houthis · Initiator · Evidence: Three Houthi Ballistic Missiles Target Coast Guard Facilities in Aden, Transport Ministry condemns the targeting of Aden airport with two ballistic missiles, Human Rights Ministry statement on attacks on Aden airport and Coast Guard premises
- Yemen (internationally recognized government) · Affected · Evidence: Three Houthi Ballistic Missiles Target Coast Guard Facilities in Aden, Human Rights Ministry statement on attacks on Aden airport and Coast Guard premises
Location methodology
Aden, Yemen (city reference covering Khormaksar, Tawahi and the airport; individual impacts not geolocated) · within 20 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Three Houthi Ballistic Missiles Target Coast Guard Facilities in Aden, Transport Ministry condemns the targeting of Aden airport with two ballistic missiles, Human Rights Ministry statement on attacks on Aden airport and Coast Guard premises
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 24 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC · Current revision 24 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC · Change: Initial