Houthis Launch Fresh Missile and Drone Attacks on Saudi Arabia as Missiles Strike Yemen’s Aden

Riyadh /Sanna (Terror Monitor) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have continued their missile and drone campaign against Saudi Arabia, while suspected Houthi missile strikes were also reported in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Wednesday, November 11, amid a sharp escalation of hostilities across the region.

The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government announced that its air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed multiple missiles and drones launched towards different parts of the kingdom.

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said Saudi air defences had intercepted and destroyed three cruise missiles launched towards the Riyadh region.

In separate statements, the coalition reported that two drones heading towards the Makkah region and southern Saudi Arabia had also been intercepted and destroyed.

The coalition subsequently announced that two additional ballistic missiles launched towards the kingdom’s western region had been intercepted and destroyed.

The announcements indicated that Saudi air defences had dealt with at least seven incoming aerial threats on Wednesday, including three cruise missiles, two drones and two ballistic missiles.

According to Reuters, the interceptions came amid intensifying hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has repeatedly targeted Saudi territory in recent weeks.

The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, denied that the group had targeted Makkah with a drone, saying its military operations were directed at oil facilities and military installations.

The latest attacks followed several days of escalating exchanges between the two sides, with the Houthis claiming strikes against Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military facilities, while Saudi Arabia has continued conducting air operations against Houthi positions in Yemen.

Saudi oil infrastructure and strategic facilities under threat

Saudi Arabia's eastern and central regions have faced repeated aerial threats as the Houthis have expanded their attacks against strategic infrastructure and economic installations.

The kingdom's oil-producing Eastern Province hosts a substantial share of its petroleum and natural gas reserves and is home to major facilities operated by state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco.

Reuters reported that an earlier Houthi attack damaged an administrative building belonging to Aramco in Riyadh, highlighting the growing threat to Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure.

The Houthis have also claimed attacks against other strategically important facilities, including oil installations and transportation infrastructure, although some of these claims have not been independently verified.

The escalating confrontation has raised concerns about the security of regional energy supplies and critical infrastructure at a time when the wider Middle East is already experiencing a major military crisis.

Missile strikes reported in Yemen's Aden

Meanwhile, explosions were reported in Aden, the southern Yemeni port city that serves as the temporary seat of the internationally recognised government.

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), two Yemeni police sources reported hearing several explosions across the city on Wednesday.

The sources said two missiles struck or targeted a camp belonging to forces affiliated with the Saudi-led coalition in western Aden, while a third missile targeted another military installation in the city centre.

The reported strikes targeted military facilities associated with forces opposing the Houthis.

AFP reported that the explosions occurred amid renewed Houthi attacks against Aden, which has repeatedly been targeted during the latest escalation of Yemen's conflict.

Separately, China's Xinhua news agency reported that two powerful explosions rocked Aden on Wednesday night. A local security source attributed the blasts to missiles fired by the Houthi group.

However, the exact locations of the suspected impacts, the extent of damage and any possible casualties were not immediately established.

The reports could not immediately be independently verified.

Yemen's conflict enters another dangerous phase

Yemen has been engulfed in civil war since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and expanded their control over large parts of the country.

Saudi Arabia intervened militarily in 2015 at the head of a regional coalition supporting the internationally recognised government in an effort to reverse the Houthi takeover.

A United Nations-brokered truce in 2022 significantly reduced large-scale fighting, but the ceasefire framework subsequently collapsed, and renewed hostilities erupted in July 2026.

Since then, the Houthis have intensified their attacks against Saudi territory, while Saudi-led forces have carried out strikes against Houthi military and infrastructure targets.

The latest escalation has also raised concerns about the security of vital international shipping routes, particularly the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is one of the world's most important maritime trade corridors.

The growing confrontation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia now threatens to further destabilise Yemen and expand the regional conflict involving Iran and its adversaries.

International news agency reporting: The Saudi interception figures and Houthi response are based on Reuters reporting of November 11. The Aden missile reports draw on AFP and Xinhua dispatches published the same day.