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Attack on Aden airport kills at least 4
At least 4 people were killed in an attack on Aden airport on 15 October 2026, according to Al Jazeera, France 24 and The Times of Israel.
The death toll is provisional: France 24 and L'Orient Today report 4, while Dawn puts it at up to 13. Terrorism Portal gives the lowest figure confirmed by at least two independent sources.
According to France 24, The Times of Israel and Macau Business, 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
- 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, The Times of Israel and Macau Business Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 17
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 17 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
- Houthis target Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden with missiles
- Attaque meurtrière des Houthis pro-iraniens contre le siège du gouvernement yéménite
- Yémen : les Houthis frappent le palais présidentiel d’Aden, au moins quatre morts
- Houthis target Yemen's presidential palace in Aden with missiles, PM unharmed
- Houthis launch missile attack on Yemen palace as tensions rise
- Houthis hit Saudi coalition command center in Aden attack — Yemeni minister
- Saudi-led coalition command centre in Aden hit in alleged Houthi attack
- Houthi attack on presidential palace in Aden kills 4
- Houthis strike Aden presidential palace, Iraq approves cabinet and Sharjah dismantles cyber crime network
- World in Brief: Zelensky rallies European leaders; Houthis attack Yemen’s presidential palace
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- Five dead after Houthis attack Yemeni presidential palace with missiles
- 5 killed in presidential palace attack in Yemen's Aden as Houthis claim Saudi officers killed
- Yémen : les Houthis intensifient leurs attaques contre le gouvernement
- Video. Houthi missile attack targets Yemeni presidential palace in Aden
- Smoke rises from Yemen presidential palace after Houthi attack (Video)
- Houthis Strike Yemen's Presidential Palace as Saudi Arabia Reports Attacks
- Houthis claim attack on airport in Yemen’s government-held Aden
- Yemen's Houthis attack presidential palace in Aden, key Saudi infrastructure
- Yemen’s government says Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport
- Yemen PM was in presidential palace at time of Houthi attack
- Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport
- Houthis Claim Attack On Saudi Military HQ In Aden; Yemen Airport Targeted With Missiles Amid Clashes
- Yemen's Houthis launch missile attacks on Aden airport
- Middle East latest: Houthis launch missile attacks on Aden airport
- Les Houthis multiplient les attaques au Yémen et en Arabie Saoudite
- Iran denies being behind Houthi attacks as Aden airport hit
- Strikes hit airport complex in Yemen's govt-held Aden, Houthis claim attack - Region - World
- Saudi-led coalition says 2 pilots killed in chopper crash near Yemen
- Saudi-led coalition says 2 pilots killed in helicopter crash near Yemen
- GCC condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as Yemen fighting intensifies
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