Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Dhahran · 18 October 2026
The Coalition announces the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Dhahran.. and debris fell in a residential area
التحالف يعلن اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقه الحوثيون باتجاه الظهران.. وسقوط شظايا في منطقة سكنية (machine translation)
- Date
- 18 October 2026 · 7 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Dhahran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile, Cruise missile, Projectile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (8 reports in all)
- A resident injured and a house and vehicle damaged by ballistic missile fragments in Riyadh, and Saudi Civil Defense publishes the photosإصابة مقيم وأضرار بمنزل ومركبة جراء شظايا صاروخ باليستي في الرياض والدفاع المدني السعودي ينشر الصور (machine translation)
“A resident of Arab nationality was injured today, Wednesday, and limited material damage was caused to a residential house and a vehicle in the Saudi capital Riyadh, as a result of falling debris from a ballistic missile that the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced it intercepted and destroyed, in the latest attack that comes after…”
- The Coalition announces the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Dhahran.. and debris fell in a residential areaالتحالف يعلن اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقه الحوثيون باتجاه الظهران.. وسقوط شظايا في منطقة سكنية (machine translation)
“Coalition announces interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Dhahran.. and debris falling in a residential area Al-Marsad newspaper: The Coalition announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the city of Dhahran. It explained…”
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- Yemen’s Houthis claim large-scale missile, drone attack on Saudi airport, oil facilities
“Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday it had launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting an airport and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, vowing to continue strikes against Saudi targets in the coming days. In…”
- Houthis target Aramco facilities and Riyadh airport, and the Kingdom intercepts a ballistic missileالحوثيون يستهدفون منشآت أرامكو ومطار الرياض والمملكة تتصدى لصاروخ بالستي (machine translation)
“The Yemeni Houthi group announced on Wednesday that it carried out missile and drone attacks targeting facilities belonging to Aramco in Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport, and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh, amid escalating military confrontations with Saudi Arabia. And he said…”
- Houthi missile and drone strikes hit Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, sparking fire and pushing oil prices higher
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