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Attack hits Riyadh airport
Infobae, France 24 and The Wall Street Journal reported an attack on Riyadh airport on 18 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
Infobae, The Wall Street Journal and Haaretz attribute it to Ansar Allah (Houthis). Terrorism Portal has not independently established 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
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 18 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
- Attributed to Ansar Allah (Houthis) by Infobae, The Wall Street Journal and Haaretz Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 7
Context
Absolute monarchy and the largest economy in the Gulf, custodian of Islam's two holiest mosques. Has led a military coalition in Yemen since 2015 and has been the target of Houthi missile and drone attacks. Historically a target of al-Qaeda and Islamic State attacks.
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 7 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
- Dos muertos al estrellarse helicóptero militar saudí y los hutíes se atribuyen el derribo
- Al menos seis heridos al impactar un proyectil de hutíes contra suroeste de Arabia Saudí
- Hutíes dicen que aceptaron propuesta de tregua de 5 días pero Arabia Saudí respondió tarde
- Seis heridos por el impacto de un proyectil de los hutíes en la localidad saudí de Najrán
- Arabia Saudita busca aliados frente a los hutíes: Egipto ofrece apoyo militar y Riad se acerca a EAU
- Saudi Arabia’s Military Limitations Are Being Exposed by Houthi Attacks
- Houthi missile attack on Saudi-backed Yemeni army base kills 53
- Los hutíes lanzan ataques contra el aeropuerto de Riad e instalaciones energéticas saudíes
- Arabia Saudita aplazó su foro de inversiones, el ‘Davos del Desierto’, en medio de los ataques hutíes
- إنذار جوي في الرياض ومقتل العشرات بهجوم حوثي على معسكر في اليمن
+ 10
- Ataques hutíes fuerzan a Arabia Saudita a posponer conferencia insignia
- Saudi Arabia cancels 2026 ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid Houthi attacks
- Saudi Arabia to postpone ‘Davos in the desert’ after Houthi attacks
- Arabia Saudí cancela su rally en Yeda ante los ataques de los hutíes del Yemen
- La coalición liderada por Arabia Saudita destruyó la plataforma desde la que los hutíes lanzaron un misil contra Riad
- السعودية تعترض صاروخا باتجاه الرياض و73 قتيلا في هجوم حوثي على معسكر باليمن
- Los hutíes acusan a Arabia Saudí de destruir red de comunicaciones del noroeste de Yemen
- Macron aterriza en Arabia Saudí para abordar la seguridad energética
- Macron aterriza en Arabia Saudí para abordar la seguridad energética y tema hidrocarburos
- Al menos dos muertos y dos heridos en un presunto ataque hutí contra el campo petrolifero saudí de Shaybah
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