Yemen’s Houthi movement announced attacks on two Saudi airports and Aramco energy facilities on October 11. Saudi authorities reported injuries in Riyadh, while the Yemen coalition reported a fire at the airport in the Saudi capital. The attacks followed a deadly strike at the capital’s airport on October 10.

Airports and energy facilities targeted

The Houthis said they carried out four military operations using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. They named King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam as targets. They also said they targeted Aramco gas and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

The movement said the operations disrupted air traffic and caused fires at some oil facilities. Those details could not be independently verified.

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said Dammam airport came under attack on October 11. The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, a Saudi-led military alliance, separately reported that a projectile fell near the airport. It also said it destroyed a ballistic missile aimed at Al Kharj and downed a drone in the Eastern Province.

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Riyadh reports another fire and injuries

The coalition said an unidentified projectile struck passenger terminal 4 at Riyadh airport on October 11, causing a fire. Saudi civil aviation authorities reported injuries but did not announce a casualty count. An assessment of the damage was underway.

The October 11 attack at Riyadh airport followed a strike there the previous day. Anadolu news agency reported 13 deaths and 309 injuries, citing Saudi aviation authorities and the Indian Embassy in Riyadh; an Egyptian newspaper reported 12 deaths and the same injury total, citing the aviation authority.

According to Anadolu’s tally of Saudi official statements, five airports suffered nine attacks between October 5 and October 11. The agency reported 19 deaths, hundreds of injuries, material damage and flight disruptions during that period. Riyadh airport was targeted five times.

Four countries demand an end to attacks

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey condemned the attacks in a joint statement published by the Saudi Foreign Ministry. The four-country group said civilians had been killed and injured and civilian infrastructure damaged. It described the attacks as a violation of international law.

The group held the Houthis responsible and demanded an immediate, unconditional halt to the attacks. It also supported Saudi Arabia’s lawful measures to counter them, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.

The Houthis renewed their warning to airlines, workers and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace. Their warning excluded airports in Mecca and Medina. Anadolu placed the attacks within a military escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis continuing since July 2026.