RIYADH: Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki said that coalition forces carried out a large-scale operation targeting the Houthis operatives and capabilities, destroying 136 military targets in areas under the militia’s control.
Major General Al-Malki affirmed that the coalition is working to dismantle and destroy the Houthi militia’s ballistic missile network while providing round-the-clock air support to units of the Yemeni Armed Forces, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Coalition: 136 Military Targets Destroyed in Areas Controlled by Terrorist Houthi Militia. https://t.co/gvNjGb7xrF #SPAGOV https://t.co/m8itf5kobZ
— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) October 9, 2026
The Coalition spokesperson shared a video on X showing scenes from yesterday of the Yemeni Armed Forces’ purification of Bab al-Mandab, and the escape of elements of the Houthi militia across the sea.
مشاهد يوم أمس لتطهير القوات المسلحة اليمنية لباب المندب، وهروب عناصر الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية عبر البحر. https://t.co/zGbkXi6Suy
— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 10, 2026
In another post on X, the spokesperson shared a video from yesterday showing airstrikes by Coalition air forces targeting elements of the Houthi militia as they attempted to hide from fire by the Yemeni Armed Forces in Bab al-Mandab.
مشاهد يوم أمس لاستهداف قوات التحالف الجوية لعناصر الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية أثناء محاولتهم التخفي تحت ضغط نيران القوات المسلحة اليمنية في باب المندب. https://t.co/CGg1h1qNAs
— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 10, 2026
On Friday, Saudi Arabia at the UN Security Council condemned the Houthi militia’s attacks on its territory, which have targeted civilians, civilian objects, and vital facilities, SPA reported.
At Security Council, Saudi Arabia Condemns Houthi Attacks and Affirms Right to Self-Defense. https://t.co/ugUjWCBffN #SPAGOV https://t.co/EbZ5WOrJho
— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) October 9, 2026
Saudi Arabia affirmed its inherent right to defend its territory, assets, and sovereignty and the safety of its citizens and residents, and to take all necessary measures to protect its security and deter attacks, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Alwasil delivered the Kingdom’s statement at the council’s session on Yemen.
He said the Houthis continued escalation, including attacks on civilians and threats to navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, posed a threat reaching beyond Yemen and the region to international peace and security, global trade, and supply chains.
He added that the rapidly evolving situation in Yemen and the continued escalation by the Houthis pose growing challenges to regional and international security, particularly as attacks against civilians and threats to maritime navigation, trade, and global supply chains persist.
He said the militia persists in hostile and terrorist actions against the Yemeni people, neighbouring countries, and the region. These include attacks on civilians, civilian objects, and vital facilities in the Kingdom, and abuses against the Yemeni people such as internal blockades, forced displacement, starvation, the terrorising of women, and the recruitment of children.
He added that the militia’s choice of military escalation over peace would only prolong the crisis, deepen the suffering of the Yemeni people, and undermine regional and international efforts toward a comprehensive political solution.
Alwasil said that on Thursday the militia carried out two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that struck airport facilities and a Saudia aircraft, killing three Saudi citizens, injuring a number of citizens and residents of various nationalities, and causing material damage.
Earlier, on October 6 and 7, attacks on Abha and King Khalid International Airports killed three civilians and injured 36 others of various nationalities, and also damaged facilities at Jazan and Najran airports. He said the attacks, which killed civilians from brotherly countries and endangered travellers and workers of many nationalities, violated the Kingdom’s sovereignty and security and posed a direct threat to civilian safety and civil aviation security.
