Houthi cruise missile and drone attack on Al-Bahar Al Hamar, Riyadh governorate · 16 October 2026
Coalition: Interception and destruction of two cruise missiles over the Red Sea
عام / التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين مجنحين (كروز) فوق البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
- Date
- 16 October 2026 · 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Al-Bahar Al Hamar, Riyadh governorate
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Cruise missile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (5 reports in all)
- Coalition: Interception and destruction of two cruise missiles over the Red Seaعام / التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين مجنحين (كروز) فوق البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“Riyadh 05 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH corresponding to 16 October 2026 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Major General Turki al-Maliki stated that two cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed over the Red Sea.”
- The Coalition to Support Legitimacy: destruction of two cruise missiles and 3 drones over Saudi Arabiaتحالف دعم الشرعية: تدمير صاروخين كروز و3 مسيرات فوق السعودية (machine translation)
- Coalition: Interception of missiles and drones over Saudi Arabia and the Red Seaالتحالف: اعتراض صواريخ ومسيرات فوق السعودية والبحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen forces, Major General Turki al-Maliki, announced the interception of Houthi missiles and drones over Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces said, in a post on the "X" platform today, Friday, that…”
- Coalition forces: Interception and destruction of 3 drones and 3 missiles in Saudi Arabia and the Red Seaقوات التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير 3 مسيرات و3 صواريخ بالسعودية والبحر الأحمر (machine translation)
- Two missiles hit Aden airport and the Saudi Coalition intercepts a missile heading to Yanbuصاروخان يصيبان مطار عدن والتحالف السعودي يعترض صاروخا متجها إلى ينبع (machine translation)
“Two missiles fell inside Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, while the Saudi-led military Coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile that was heading toward Yanbu in the west of the Kingdom. The Aden security administration said the two missiles fell inside the airport grounds, carrying…”