Ansarallah missiles target Aden airport
Let's follow the trail: Two missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi forces targeted the international airport of Aden, Yemen's southern port city, early on Wednesday. The media office of Aden's security department reported no casualties from the strike. The attack occurs amidst renewed fighting following weeks of Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast. This incident comes as a Saudi-backed
government counteroffensive, supported by coalition air power, has recaptured areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Aden airport serves as the primary international entry point for regions of Yemen not under Houthi control. Earlier on Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition claimed to have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, stating
the missile threats originated from Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Saada, and Amran governorates. Al-Monitor, reporting on this event, frames the Houthi action as an isolated strike without substantial context of the broader, foreign-backed conflict. This narrow focus omits the persistent Saudi-led intervention, which began in March 2015, and the extensive US and British military support for this
coalition, including intelligence sharing, logistical aid, and arms sales. The framing neglects how the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, which has seen over 377,000 deaths by 2021 according to the UN Development Programme, is largely a direct consequence of this foreign intervention and blockade, not just internal Houthi actions. What mainstream narratives often fail to convey is the role of