The escalation follows a coordinated Houthi strike on Oct 5 that hit the 400,000 BPD Aramco refinery in Rabigh and damaged King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where reports indicate a large crater. In response to 60 Saudi airstrikes in 24 hours, the Houthis warned international airlines to avoid Saudi airspace except over Mecca and Medina. While the Riyadh airport has since reopened, flights have faced mass cancellations and disruptions due to the ongoing instability.
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Saudi Arabia Launches Bab el Mandeb Operation With Turkey Pakistan Troops
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Turkish and Pakistani forces will deploy to Saudi Arabia to assist in a new military campaign to expel Houthi rebels from the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Yemeni government forces also claim to have regained control of the strategic port of Mocha on the Red Sea coast, a claim the Houthis deny while advancing their own ground positions to encircle the city of Taiz. This offensive follows a surge in Yemeni attacks on Saudi infrastructure and claims from the Saudi led coalition that it has destroyed Houthi targets along the coast.
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