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Bombing on Aden airport kills at least 4
At least 4 people were killed in a bombing on Aden airport, according to reports first published on 13 October 2026 by DD News, Reuters and France 24.
The death toll is provisional: Al Arabiya English and Daily Trust report 4, while France 24, The National and Al Jazeera put it at up to 13. Terrorism Portal gives the lowest figure confirmed by at least two independent sources.
Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed responsibility, according to France 24 and The National.
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
- 13 October 2026 Date of first reports
- Type of event
- Bombing on an airport Corroborated
- Deaths
- At least 4 (up to 13 in other reports) Provisional
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Claimed by Ansar Allah (Houthis), according to France 24 and The National Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 18
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
Method: 18 independent sources were compared. The original article of at least one of them was retrieved, and only facts on which at least two of them agree are given as facts; claims are attributed to those who make them.
Sources consulted
- Oil facility near Yemen capital Sanaa hit by Saudi Arabia, Houthis say
- Houthis claim Saudi Arabia strikes oil site in Yemen's capital
- Houthi-run TV reports attack on Yemen's oil facility after Saudi coalition evacuation order
- Yemen's Houthis use Chinese parts to build Iranian ballistic missile, boost attack range - report
- Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit
- Saudi Aramco facility catches fire amid Houthi attacks, Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa
- Yemen’s Houthis claim large-scale missile, drone attack on Saudi airport, oil facilities
- Iran may not order every Houthi attack, but backing Yemen's rebels carries consequences
- Yemen's Houthi rebels hit Presidential Palace in Aden
- Houthis attack presidential palace complex in Yemen's Aden, PM unharmed, officials say
+ 18
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- Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure
- Houthis Attack Yemen's Presidential Palace, Government Officials Say
- Houthi missile attack on Aden presidential palace kills 2 as Taiz battles intensify
- Houthis Unleash MASSIVE Gunfire & Missile Attack On SaudI-Backed Army In Yemen's Dhobab Desert
- Houthi attack on presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden kills four
- Houthi attack on palace used by Yemen government in Aden kills five
- At least 5 killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden
- Five killed in Houthi strike on presidential palace in Aden
- Houthis Launch Attack on Presidential Palace in Yemen’s Aden
- At least two killed in explosions near palace in Aden used by Yemen's govt. in latest Houthi attack
- Houthi missile attack on Yemeni presidential palace kills five, minister says
- Yemen government will remain in Aden despite Houthi attack, says official
- Yemen’s Houthis attack presidential palace in Aden with missiles
- Houthi attack on Aden presidential palace kills five
- Yemen: Houthi attack on presidential palace kills 4
- 2 killed in explosions near palace used by Yemen's government in latest Houthi attack - Region - World
- Houthis launch deadly attack on Yemen's presidential palace
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