📰 1 source 3 articles · 21 Oct 2026, 10:46 → 2 hours ago

Explosion near Aden Airport and a ballistic missile attributed to the Houthis

Reports covered an explosion heard near Aden Airport in Yemen, followed by information that a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militias targeted the airport and that it was launched from the Al-Sabra area south of Ibb governorate. No confirmed information was available on the cause, the extent of damage or casualties.

📍 Where things stand: Information remains limited, with no announced extent of damage or losses, while the launch is attributed to the Houthis and local sources place the launch site in Al-Sabra, south of Ibb.

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21 Oct 2026, 10:46 Al-Arabiya channel reported that an explosion was heard near Aden Airport in Yemen, with no immediate information on the cause, the extent of damage or casualties.
21 Oct 2026, 10:52 Al-Arabiya channel reported that a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militias targeted Aden Airport, without further details on losses or damage.
21 Oct 2026, 11:16 Al-Arabiya channel, citing local sources, reported that the ballistic missile fired by the Houthis at Aden Airport was launched from the Al-Sabra area south of Ibb governorate in Yemen.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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"Al-Arabiya" citing local sources: the ballistic missile fired by the Houthis at Aden airport was launched from Al-Sabrah, south of Ibb

Al-Arabiya channel, citing local sources, reported that the ballistic missile fired by the Houthis at Aden airport was launched from the Al-Sabrah area, south of Ibb governorate in…

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"Al-Arabiya": A ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia targeted Aden Airport

Al-Arabiya reported that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia targeted Aden Airport. The text did not include further details about casualties or damage.

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Al-Arabiya: Explosion heard near Aden Airport

Al-Arabiya reported that an explosion was heard near Aden Airport in Yemen, with no immediate information on the cause, the extent of the damage, or casualties.