# Houthis Claim Overnight Missile and Drone Launches Toward Riyadh Airport and Hold on Dhubab

*Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6:10 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-06T06:10:56.504Z (2h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Yemen’s Houthi movement says it remains in control of captured areas and that overnight missile and UAV launches toward Riyadh’s international airport repeatedly halted aircraft movements, claims that contradict Saudi‑aligned media reports of Houthi setbacks.

The Houthi movement says it is maintaining its positions on key fronts and extending pressure into Saudi territory, claiming overnight missile and drone activity aimed at Riyadh’s international airport.

According to Houthi statements, their forces launched missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles several times last night toward the international airport in Riyadh. They claim that aircraft movements were halted more than once as a result. There has been no public confirmation from Saudi authorities of disruptions on this scale, and independent information on the impact on flights is limited.

In the information battle over the ground war, Houthis insist they still control all the territory they have captured or “liberated” and say that “the Saudi enemy” is portrayed as making gains only in media outlets that support it. They specifically reject reports by Yemen TV and Saudi‑owned Al‑Arabiya that the Presidential Leadership Council, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, has taken the coastal city of Mokha and the nearby city of Dhubab.

Footage from yesterday night and early this morning, circulated by conflict‑monitoring accounts, indicates a Houthi presence in Dhubab, undercutting claims that the PLC has secured full control there.

Dhubab and Mokha sit near the Bab el‑Mandeb strait, a strategic maritime choke point at the entrance to the Red Sea. Who actually holds these locations matters for both the Yemen conflict and for regional shipping security.

Analysts tracking the conflict will look to flight‑tracking services, official Saudi notices to airmen, and new visual evidence from Dhubab and Mokha to gauge whether the Houthi claims about airport disruption and territorial control match realities on the ground and in Saudi airspace.