Smoke rises in Aden on October 21, 2026, in a photo the X user Abu Ali al-Qasemi said showed Badr Camp near the airport; Mereja Media could not verify where or when it was taken. Photo: @a_ali_alqasemi via X
The Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi operations room in Badr Camp, next to Aden's international airport, on Wednesday morning, the third attack on Aden in a week, Al Jazeera reported.
Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, said in a statement carried by the group's Saba news agency that "our armed forces were able to target the Saudi enemy's operations room in the Badr camp in Aden with a ballistic missile," adding that "the strike was precise and direct," according to Al Jazeera's translation. Badr Camp sits in the Khor Maksar district, next to the airport. Al Jazeera reported that a powerful explosion was heard in the city and that a police official said smoke was rising near the airport. There was no immediate comment from the Yemeni government or the Saudi-led coalition, the network reported.
The Associated Press reported that an official at Yemen's transportation ministry said a civilian plane had taken off shortly before the strike, that the departure hall was evacuated, that operations were suspended for a time and that the runway was not damaged. Local sources told Al Arabiya English that the missile was launched from the al-Sabrah area south of Ibb.
It was the third attack on Aden in a week, after a missile strike on the presidential palace on Thursday and two missiles that landed inside the airport perimeter on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
Sources
- Al Jazeera, "Blast heard in Yemen's Aden as Houthis claim attack on military camp," Oct 21, 2026
- The Associated Press, "Saudi capital's airport reopens to limited traffic, and other Mideast news," Oct 21, 2026
- Al Arabiya English, "Houthi ballistic missile launched at Yemen's Aden airport," Oct 21, 2026
- Dawn (AFP), "Yemen's Houthis say targeted Saudi-run military camp in Aden," Oct 21, 2026
- Saba (Houthi-run news agency), Yahya Saree statement, Oct 21, 2026 (as quoted by Al Jazeera)
- Abu Ali al-Qasemi (@a_ali_alqasemi) on X