Houthis claim multiple drone attacks targeting Jizan airport in Saudi Arabia

E-Paper | June 14, 2026

Yemen's Houthi rebels launched multiple drone attacks targeting Jizan airport in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen, the group's Al-Masirah tweeted on Sunday.

The attacks targeted Saudi drone bunkers and stations in the airport, it added.

There was no Saudi confirmation of the attacks.

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Khawaja

Jun 09, 2019 05:06pm

what a SHAME? Muslims fighting Muslims

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Gordon D. Walker

Jun 09, 2019 06:45pm

And the violence continues... To what end? Gordon D. Walker Canada

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Qaiser

Jun 09, 2019 07:04pm

@Gordon D. Walker, until Saudi kingdom falls.

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M. Emad

Jun 09, 2019 07:21pm

Saudi Arabia miserably fails to defeat Yemen's tribal Houthi rebels.

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Ahmed bin Babar

Jun 09, 2019 07:35pm

This seems to be a protracted war to destabilize the region for some ulterior motives...

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Aman

Jun 09, 2019 09:04pm

Houthis are nothing but terrorists and proxy of Iran that is a B team of USA and Israel.

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Nadeem

Jun 09, 2019 10:30pm

@Gordon D. Walker, ...... Drones are a cheap way to fight a war Arab style.

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brmurr

Jun 10, 2019 12:55am

Iran throwing more fuel on the fire, yet want respect from the international community.

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kamal chowkidar

Jun 10, 2019 01:36am

Saudi Arabia underestimated Yemen's Houthi rebels.

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Asif

Jun 10, 2019 02:29am

Welldone Houthies

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Amjad Durrani Engineer USA

Jun 10, 2019 05:01am

With no end at sight, it seems that this senseless ongoing war lately brought under control through relentless efforts of the UN, is once again being flared up to the misery of those 80% impoverished people of Yemen,nfacing famine.

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Sindbad

Jun 10, 2019 06:04am

Houthis deserve respect for fighting against a despot. More power to them.

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Tariq

Jun 10, 2019 10:16am

How come some militia able to get hand on such technology. Isn't some outsider is pulling their strings.

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