The current escalation follows strikes on Oct 6 and 7 against the Riyadh and Abha International airports that killed a Sudanese man and two women, one Moroccan and one Algerian, while wounding 36 others. In response, a Saudi-led coalition destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across the provinces of Saada, Hodeidah, al-Jawf, and Marib, including 11 mountain-based missile storage sites. The coalition also confirmed the destruction of the specific missile launcher in Sanaa used for the initial assault on Riyadh.
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Yemen Militants Warn Airlines to Exit Saudi Airspace After Capital Strike
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Ansar Allah has designated the flight corridors above the Arabian Peninsula as an active war zone, excluding the paths used to reach the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Houthi militia claimed on Oct 8 that it successfully struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile and warned international airlines to cease all operations in the region to avoid being targeted. These threats follow reports of loud explosions and flight disruptions in the Saudi capital.
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