🇾🇪 ❌ 🇸🇦 | Yemen and Saudi Arabia War Updates: (9-10 October) (Mostly Breaking Updates)

— Saudi Arabia | Jeddah airport air-traffic disruption: Multiple flights were reported to be holding over Jeddah amid an ongoing AnsarAllah missile and drone attack targeting King Abdulaziz International Airport in western Saudi Arabia.

— Yemen | Advances around Taiz: Yemeni army and AnsarAllah forces have fully taken control of areas of Jabal Habshi and tightened the siege around Taiz. Yemeni forces reached Al-Misrakh, including its market and administrative centre, amid heavy clashes with Saudi-backed forces. Jabal Habashi was reported completely liberated, with advances continuing toward Al-Misrakh and Najd Qasim. Yemeni forces also reached Milat and moved closer to Al-Dhubab, the southwestern gateway to Taiz, consolidating their positions around the city.

— Yemen | Expansion of control: Following the liberation of Jabal Habashi and Al-Misrakh, Yemeni forces reached Najd al-Qasim. Control of Jabal Sabr, Usab and Wadi al-Dabab would further tighten the siege on Saudi-backed forces inside Taiz. Reports also said Yemeni forces had taken control of more than 2,000 square kilometres in Taiz and more than 5,000 square kilometres along the western coast, including Mocha, Dhubab and the Bab al-Mandab area.

— Yemen | Bab al-Mandab: Saudi-backed PLC forces reportedly massed in Ras al-Arah and the Bab al-Mandab area for an offensive against Dhubab. According to the supplied reports, the mobilisation was struck and destroyed by ballistic missiles before the offensive could begin. Large numbers of Saudi-backed forces were reportedly killed or wounded in the failed attacks around Bab al-Mandab.

— Yemen | Saudi-backed forces casualties: Reports put the number of Saudi-backed South Yemeni forces killed or wounded during the failed Bab al-Mandab attacks at around 150. The reported breakdown included seven from Dhale, seven from Radfan, six from Khormaksar, five from Lahij-Al-Houta, five from Shabwa, eight from Abyan, three from Hadhramaut, three from Yafe, three from Aden-Al-Mansoura, two from Aden Crater, three from Aden-Al-Briqa, and seven from Karsh, Al-Masimir and Al-Hawashb.

— Yemen | Missile operations: Yemeni armed forces launched missiles toward Saudi territory and Saudi-backed militia mobilisation points. Additional reports said Yemeni missiles were heading toward the Saudi kingdom, while Yemeni armed forces targeted Riyadh airport and other Saudi positions.

— Saudi Arabia | Riyadh airport strike: A missile strike attributed to AnsarAllah hit the King Khalid International Airport area in Riyadh, causing an evacuation and major disruption to air traffic. Reports said multiple people were wounded, the passenger terminal was struck, ambulances and emergency services were deployed, and flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted.

— Saudi Arabia | Air blockade and airport disruption: The Yemeni Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center said aircraft seeking to land at Riyadh would require permits from Sana’a. Following the attacks, King Khalid airport temporarily ceased operations, while air traffic was disrupted across Riyadh and other Saudi airports. Reports recorded 88 cancellations out of 400 arrivals at one stage, followed by periods in which more than 200 flights were cancelled or operations were completely halted.

— Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam disruptions: One set of figures reported 261 cancellations and 190 delays in Riyadh, 69 cancellations and 185 delays in Jeddah, and 22 cancellations and 65 delays in Dammam. Air traffic above Jeddah and Riyadh airports was halted simultaneously, while aircraft approaching Riyadh were diverted to other airports. Flights over Dammam city in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province were also disrupted.

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