The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed three deaths and 36 injuries in missile attacks on Oct 6 and 7, claiming the lives of a Sudanese man in Riyadh and two women of Moroccan and Algerian nationality in Abha. In response, the Saudi-led coalition destroyed 82 military targets across Saada, Hodeidah, al-Jawf, and Marib, including 11 ballistic missile storage sites. Brent crude prices surged above $105 per barrel, the highest since September, as Houthi militants warned international airlines to avoid all Saudi airspace except over Mecca and Medina.
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Pakistan Joins Saudi Air Campaign Against Houthi Militants
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The New York Times reports that aircraft from the Pakistani military are conducting airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen to support Riyadh in degrading the group's deep-strike capabilities. This expansion of the coalition follows a wave of ballistic missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport that has rendered the Riyadh facility the most disrupted airport in the world. Recent strikes on Riyadh left plumes of black smoke rising from stationary aircraft and forced diplomats and international schools to shelter in place.
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