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Attack on Aden airport kills at least 9
At least 9 people were killed in an attack on Aden airport on 24 October 2026, according to France 24, Al Jazeera and The Straits Times.
The death toll is provisional: The National reports 9, while France 24 and Dawn put it at up to 17. Terrorism Portal gives the lowest figure confirmed by at least two independent sources.
According to France 24, Al Jazeera and Dawn, 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
- 24 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack on an airport Corroborated
- Deaths
- At least 9 (up to 17 in other reports) Provisional
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Claimed by Ansar Allah (Houthis), according to France 24, Al Jazeera and Dawn Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 7
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 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
- Yémen : les Houthis revendiquent des attaques en Arabie saoudite et à Aden
- Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden
- Iran-allied Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil sites, strikes reported on Yemen’s Aden
- Saudi-led coalition forces, Houthis trade blows; 16 dead in Sanaa, Hodeida
- Houthis say attacked Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Aden after deadly strikes
- Saudi coalition strikes Sanaa, Jordan arrests church attack suspects and iPhone Duo buyers complain
- Coalition destroys Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa after foiled attack on Riyadh
- Fighting intensifies as Houthis and Saudi-led coalition in Yemen report attacks
- Yemen's Houthis launch new attacks on Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of strikes that killed 17
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