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Attack hits Aden airport
DW, ABC and Infobae reported an attack on Aden airport on 15 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
According to DW, ABC and Infobae, Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed responsibility.
The sources consulted present it as an attack by Ansar Allah (Houthis) without calling it terrorism; Terrorism Portal does not classify it as such on the basis of these reports.
Ansar Allah (Houthis) is on the UN Security Council sanctions list for Yemen.
Confirmed facts
- Location
- Aden, Yemen (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 15 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack on an airport Corroborated
- Deaths
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Claimed by Ansar Allah (Houthis), according to DW, ABC and Infobae Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 5
Context
Divided since 2014–15 between the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), which holds Sanaa and most of the populous north-west, and the internationally recognised government and its allies in the south and east. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and an Islamic State affiliate remain active. Its coast borders the Bab el-Mandeb, a key route for Red Sea shipping.
Terrorism Portal's dossier “Yemen: Conflict, Terrorism and Regional Power Projection” provides background on this subject.
How this report was verified
How this report was produced: Terrorism Portal's monitoring system identified the event in 5 independent sources, retrieved the original article of at least one of them and checked that they agree on place, date and type of event. Details reported by a single source are not included as facts.
Sources consulted
- Hutíes de Yemen amenazan con nuevos ataques al espacio aéreo y aeropuertos saudíes
- (Multimedia) Ampliación: Hutíes de Yemen reivindican ataques con misiles y drones contra aeropuertos e instalaciones de energía saudíes
- Los hutíes de Yemen reivindican un ataque contra el aeropuerto de Riad y una refinería de Aramco
- La coalición militar dice haber destruido 127 depósitos y lanzaderas hutíes en el Yemen
- Gobierno del Yemen afirma que ataque contra Adén no detendrá la campaña contra los hutíes
- Los hutíes lanzaron un ataque contra el Palacio Presidencial de Adén, en Yemen
- Hutíes lanzan ataque contra el palacio presidencial en Yemen
- Yemen: rebeldes hutíes atacan el Palacio Presidencial de Adén y matan a dos guardias
- Hutíes lanzan ataque contra palacio presidencial en Yemen: primer ministro se encontraba en el lugar
- El Ejército de Yemen y los hutíes informan del derribo de drones en ataques cruzados
+ 6
- Suben a cinco los muertos en ataque de los hutíes contra Palacio Presidencial en Aden
- Los hutíes lanzaron un ataque contra el Palacio Presidencial de Adén, en Yemen: al menos 5 muertos y 16 heridos
- UE condena la escalada militar hutí en Yemen y exige que cesen los ataques a Arabia Saudí
- Misiles caen dentro del perímetro del aeropuerto de Adén y hutíes reivindican ataque
- Al menos nueve muertos en ataque saudí contra el suroeste del Yemen, según hutíes
- Dos muertos al estrellarse helicóptero militar saudí en Yemen mientras los hutíes se atribuyen haberlo derribado
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