Yemen and the Red Sea

Houthi forces claim ballistic missiles at an airport in Najran and an airbase in Khamis Mushait

ATTACK
Location
Najran and the Khamis Mushait air base, Saudi Arabia
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Yemen's Houthi forces claimed they launched ballistic missiles at an airport in Najran and at the Khamis Mushait air base in Saudi Arabia, according to a post published at 15:48 UTC on 8 October 2026. The claim is relayed by a second account rather than by the Houthi military spokesman directly. The post gives no clock time for the launches, no damage report and no Saudi account confirming impact.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Houthi claim of ballistic missiles at an airport in Najran and an airbase in Khamis Mushait

A relay of a Houthi claim by a news account, not the Houthi military spokesman directly. The post gives no damage report, no confirmation of impact and no Saudi account, and a Saudi-led coalition statement on interceptions was not recovered with these two sites.