On September 19, 2026, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed they conducted drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh and energy infrastructure along the Red Sea coast. The attacks followed a fire near Riyadh's international airport; the Saudi-led coalition confirmed a ballistic missile strike at dawn.
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Black smoke and flames rose near Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, as Yemen's Houthis announced they had carried out strikes on targets in the Saudi capital and coastal oil facilities. Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near the airport, an AFP journalist saw. Footage shared online and verified by AFP showed a colu
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital's international airport. Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, an AFP journalist saw. Footage share
The Yemen-based Houthis said they targeted "sensitive sites" in Riyadh, hours after a blaze at a fuel depot near the Saudi capital's main airport.
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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and missile attacks on the #Saudi capital Riyadh and energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The King Khalid International Airport incident caused hours of flight disruptions and comes amid an escalating conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital after smoke seen rising near Riyadh airport BBC World · 19 Sep 2026 #RedSeaTheatre #ArmedConflict The King Khalid International Airport incident caused hours of flight disruptions and comes amid an escalating conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi movement said it launched ballistic and cruise missiles and drones at “sensitive” sites in Riyadh and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile headed toward Riyadh and thwarted attempted attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure in Bisha, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu. Saudi autho
Yemen's Houthis say they have attacked "sensitive" sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen near the city's main airport.
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"Flight tracking service FlightRadar24 listed the airport at its maximum disruption rating of 5.0, meaning long delays and multiple cancellations, Times of Israel reported." northeasttimes.com/2026/09/19/h.... Smoke rose near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport Saturday after air raid alerts, as Houthi rebels claimed missile and drone…
ToI article: "Houthis target Riyadh for 1st time in renewed Yemen fighting, as smoke seen at capital’s airport Despite earlier all clear, explosions heard in city, flight disruptions reported" www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-capita... Despite earlier all clear, explosions heard in city, flight disruptions reported; Iran-backed rebels accuse Saudis of launching dozens of strikes at their positions in Y
Houthi rebels claim they have attacked the Saudi Arabian capital with drones and missiles.
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames were seen near the city’s main airport.
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#Saudi-Arabia and #Yemen are going to have to sit down and talk about this because the #houthis are off the hook right now Houthi military spokesman Yahya al-Sarea said a 'large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones' had been used to target sites in Riyadh.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Authorities issued warnings for city in first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with Iran-backed Houthis escalated in July