Houthis Claim Strikes on Riyadh Airport as Footage Shows Their Fighters in Dhubab
Houthi sources say they launched several missile and drone attacks overnight at Riyadh’s international airport, halting aircraft movements multiple times, while new footage confirms Houthi fighters in the Yemeni city of Dhubab despite rival media claims that it had fallen.
Yemen’s Houthi movement is asserting its reach on two fronts, claiming repeated strikes at Riyadh’s main airport and displaying fighters in a coastal city that Saudi‑aligned media had said was lost.
According to Houthi accounts, their forces launched missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles several times last night toward the international airport in Riyadh. Those reports say aircraft movements were halted multiple times. There has been no detailed public confirmation from Saudi authorities, but any pauses at the capital’s key airport would be a visible sign to residents that the Yemen war can still disturb daily life far from the border.
On the ground in Yemen, footage from yesterday night and early this morning confirms Houthi presence in the city of Dhubab. The material, circulated by @wfwitness, directly contradicts claims aired by Yemen TV and Al‑Arabiya that the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) had taken both Dhubab and Mokha.
Houthi messaging around the wider front goes further. One report summarises their narrative as saying they control all the territories they have captured or “liberated,” and that what they call “the Saudi enemy” is victorious only in media outlets that work for it. At the same time, they say, they are firing across the border at strategic Saudi targets such as Riyadh’s airport.
For people in Riyadh, even short‑lived disruptions in airport traffic can delay travel and cargo and remind them that missile and drone threats are still active. In and around Dhubab and Mokha, the contest over control means residents live with shifting lines of authority, nearby front lines, and uncertainty over access to roads and services.
Signals to watch now include any official Saudi account of last night’s claimed airport disruptions, independent confirmation of who holds specific neighbourhoods in Dhubab and Mokha, and whether the tempo of Houthi cross‑border launches changes in the coming days.
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- OSINT