Yemen and the region
Houthis claim drone attack on Dammam airport; disruption unverified
Houthi-aligned media carried a claim of a drone attack on Dammam airport and a separate account of Saudi airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours. The claimed airport disruption remains independently unverified. A local report also described Tihama–French talks, without establishing when the meeting took place.
Summary
- AttributedThe Houthis claim an attack on Dammam airport; a hit and disruption to flights have not been independently confirmed.
- AttributedA Houthi account cites 61 Saudi airstrikes over 24 hours, not solely within this monitoring window.
- UnverifiedA local report describes Tihama–French talks on displaced people and shipping; the meeting’s timing and independent confirmation remain unresolved.
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- AttributedSaudi Arabia
Houthis claim drone attack on Dammam airport
The Sanaa authorities’ 26 September website published a statement attributed to Yahya Saree claiming a drone attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. The statement claimed the operation succeeded and disrupted air traffic. We have not independently verified a hit on the airport or suspended flights, and the text gave no precise attack time.
Source: 26sep.net - UnverifiedTihama and the Red Sea
Report describes Tihama delegation’s talks with French ambassador on displacement and shipping
Aden Al Ghad published an account of a meeting in Riyadh between a Tihama movement and resistance delegation, led by Khaled Khalil, and France’s ambassador to Yemen. The report said they discussed displaced people, Tihama’s participation in a political settlement, and Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab security. We found no independent French confirmation, and the text does not date the meeting; this item concerns publication of the report, not a meeting verified to have occurred within the window.
Source: adngad.net - AttributedYemen
Houthi media publish account of 61 Saudi airstrikes over 24 hours
The 26 September website in Sanaa quoted Yahya Saree as saying Saudi aircraft carried out 61 airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours against Sanaa and nine other governorates. He put the cumulative total since the escalation began at 4197 airstrikes and missile strikes. These figures come from a party to the conflict and have not been independently verified; they do not represent 61 strikes all occurring within this monitoring window, and we add no new casualty total.
Source: 26sep.net