Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh · 15 October 2026
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- Date
- 15 October 2026 · 4 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile, Cruise missile, Projectile, Bombing / IED
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (610 reports in all)
- General / Coalition: Targeting civilian airports is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and we continue to dismantle the Houthis' offensive capabilitiesعام / التحالف: استهداف المطارات المدنية انتهاك صارخ للقانون الدولي الإنساني ومستمرون في تفكيك القدرات الحوثية الهجومية (machine translation)
“Riyadh 04 Jumada al-Awwal 1448 AH corresponding to 15 October 2026 AD SPA The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated during the press conference held today regarding the targeting of King Khalid International Airport,…”
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Eastern Region.التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة بالمنطقة الشرقية. (machine translation)
“Coalition: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Eastern Region.”
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of a cruise missile in the Medina region.التحالف : اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ مجنح (كروز) بمنطقة المدينة المنورة. (machine translation)
“Coalition: Interception and destruction of a cruise missile in the Medina region.”
- Video (1): Scenes of the Houthi terrorist militia targeting King Khalid International Airport.فيديو(1): مشاهد من استهداف الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية لمطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Video (1): Scenes of the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/irPqYnAKR7”
- Video (2): Scenes from the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport.فيديو(2): مشاهد من استهداف الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية لمطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Video (2): Scenes of the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/t7kiBjSeag”
- Video (3): Scenes from the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport.فيديو (3): مشاهد من استهداف الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية لمطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Video (3): Scenes of the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/qEqfPRGinr”
- Video showing parts of the cruise missile used in the terrorist Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport.فيديو يوضح أجزاء من صاروخ (كروز) المستخدم في الاعتداء الحوثي الإرهابي على مطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Video showing parts of the "cruise" missile used in the terrorist Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/3X3vTZ8E1y”
- Highlights of the press conference regarding the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport.أبرز ما ورد في المؤتمر الصحفي بشأن استهداف الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية لمطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Highlights of what was stated in the press conference regarding the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/9KpWjwVOAI”
- The press release for the conference held today regarding the terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport, and the qualitative operation carried out by the Coalition to neutralize capabilities…الخبر الصحفي للمؤتمر الذي عقد اليوم، بشأن الاعتداء الإرهابي، على مطار الملك خالد الدولي، والعملية النوعية التي نفذها التحالف، لتحييد القدرات… (machine translation)
“The press release for the conference held today, regarding the terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport, and the qualitative operation carried out by the Coalition to neutralize the vital capabilities used by the terrorist Houthi militia to support the war effort.…”
- A press briefing was held today regarding the terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport, as well as the targeted operation carri…
“A press briefing was held today regarding the terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport, as well as the targeted operation carried out by the Coalition to neutralize critical capabilities used by the…”
- Coalition: Interception of a cruise missile in the Madinah Regionالتحالف: اعتراض صاروخ كروز بمنطقة المدينة المنورة (machine translation)
- Coalition: Intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in Madinah regionالتحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ مجنح "كروز" في منطقة المدينة المنورة (machine translation)
“Coalition: Interception and destruction of a "cruise" missile in the Madinah region https://t.co/krxKrgqocr”
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