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Yemeni government forces reported 835 strikes against Houthi positions over 24 hours as part of the Operation 'Yemen Dawn'. According to the army, about 285 fighters were neutralized and about 190 pieces of equipment and drones were destroyed or damaged. The Houthis claimed a missile strike on Aden, while Yemeni media reported airstrikes near Mokha and fighting near Taiz.
Javlon TursunovOn the evening of October 21, an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam left one person dead and eight wounded. Earlier the same day, two people were killed during the interception of a drone near the Shaybah oil field. Against the backdrop of increasingly frequent Houthi attacks, the US State Department ordered embassy staff and their family members to leave the country.
Sevara AzamovaIraqi government spokesman Haider al-Abudi stated that there are no bases of Yemeni Houthis on the country's territory and stressed that Iraq will not allow its territory to be used against neighbors. At the same time, Baghdad closed the al-Sheib border crossing with Iran — officially due to technical unpreparedness; a source in the Coordination Framework linked the decision to a security check and the fight against dollar smuggling.
Javlon TursunovJordan and Saudi Arabia signed an updated protocol in Riyadh reorganizing the Higher Coordination Council, replacing the joint committee. During talks between foreign ministers Ayman Safadi and Faisal bin Farhan, Amman condemned Houthi attacks and affirmed solidarity with Riyadh. Bilateral trade in 2025 exceeded $4 billion.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, 2026, Yemeni government forces and allied Popular Resistance fighters clashed with Houthis on the western outskirts of Taiz, near the old airport and Jabal Khan mountain. The government reported repelling an attack and carrying out airstrikes; these claims could not be independently verified. The Houthi blockade has disrupted the city's supplies, garbage collection and hospital operations.
Javlon TursunovSaudi air defenses intercepted a drone heading toward a facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Eastern Province. Debris caused a fire at a contractor's vehicle: two people were killed (citizens of the Philippines and Nepal), two were wounded (Pakistan and India). Operations at the field were not disrupted. The US ordered the evacuation of non-critical embassy personnel.
Javlon TursunovFrench President Emmanuel Macron made an unplanned visit to Saudi Arabia, where he held talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. According to the Élysée Palace, the visit is intended to demonstrate solidarity with Riyadh amid attacks by Yemen's Houthis and to discuss hydrocarbon supplies. It is the first visit by a Western leader to the kingdom since the escalation of Houthi attacks this month.
Javlon TursunovThe Halo Trust organization said that about 30 of its sappers remain among hundreds of thousands of civilians in the Houthi-besieged Yemeni city of Taiz. All supply routes are blocked, the EU called on the Houthis to lift the siege, and Yemen appealed to the UN. At the same time, the Houthis claimed a missile strike on a Saudi facility in Aden.
Sevara AzamovaFrench President Emmanuel Macron concluded his three-day tour of Persian Gulf countries with a visit to Qatar, where he announced guaranteed LNG supplies of 2 TWh per month for the winter period. Earlier, he secured commitments from the UAE and Bahrain for an additional 100,000 tonnes of diesel per month each. Macron called for 'extreme caution' amid the war with Iran, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks, and also announced an expansion of defence cooperation with Qatar.
Javlon TursunovAccording to local media, three drones attacked Al-Rayyan airport in eastern Yemen — the first such attack since the resumption of military escalation in July. The Houthis also claimed a missile strike on Aden airport.
Javlon TursunovThe GCC Committee of Operations and Training of the Armed Forces held an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh. Discussions covered strengthening joint military cooperation, coordination mechanisms, and raising combat readiness. The meeting took place amid an escalation of attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia, although the UAE defence ministry statement did not mention them directly.
Sevara AzamovaZelensky met in Oslo with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who is then heading to St. Petersburg to meet Putin. Rubio acknowledged a possible failure to deliver air defense missiles for Ukraine. Trump floated a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Putin. Britain is sending Typhoons to Saudi Arabia for protection against the Houthis.
Sevara AzamovaYemeni state media reported airstrikes on positions of the Houthi movement east of the city of Mokha. The movement itself claimed a strike on a 'Saudi operations center at al-Anad camp in Aden'. No information on casualties or details was provided.
Sevara AzamovaPakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a visit to Tehran, urged the Iranian leadership to use its influence to stop the Yemeni Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, citing Pakistan's commitments under the Mecca joint defense pact. According to Anadolu sources, he also discussed with President Masoud Pezeshkian and other Iranian officials ways to resume direct talks with the US, but Tehran offered nothing new, insisting on Washington's return
Javlon TursunovThe UN reported that in the Houthi-besieged city of Taiz, food and fuel prices have doubled, the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse, and water supply has fallen by half. The Yemeni government accused the Houthis of shelling an ambulance, reported two killed, and said it carried out about 750 operations. The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi border areas. A day earlier, an attack on a camp in Shabwa killed at least 73 people.
Javlon TursunovThe Central Bank of Yemen (Aden) has ordered the freezing of accounts and assets of 135 Houthi-linked individuals, entities and vessels included on terrorist lists. The directive was issued on the basis of the attorney general's decision of October 19. The list includes Houthi political, military and security figures, businessmen, one company and five oil tankers identified as smuggling vessels. The names have not been disclosed.
Javlon TursunovEU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas told the European Parliament that the union is considering options to increase aid to Yemen's government amid an escalation of Houthi attacks and is ready to support mediation efforts to resume political talks.
Javlon TursunovThe army of Yemen's internationally recognized government said it carried out 744 precision strikes against the Houthis over 24 hours as part of Operation Yemeni Dawn and 'neutralized' about 200 fighters of the group. The strikes were delivered by aircraft, drones, artillery, MLRS and snipers. The Houthis have not commented.
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