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Saudi Airport Attacks Kill 3 as Riyadh Flights Face New Disruption
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Yemen's Saudi-backed military launched a full-scale operation to recapture areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthis.
Yemen's government says it has begun a military campaign to expel Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
The Houthis are pushing inland toward Taiz.
The Saudi-led coalition said a broad air campaign involving 100 jets, Operation Dawn of Yemen, was under way against the Houthis.
Yemen's internationally recognized government launched a major military operation, 'Dawn of Yemen', to retake Houthi-held territory.
The chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council announced the start of military operations to retake the remaining territory from the Houthis.
President Rashad announced the launch of Operation Yemen Dawn.
Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced an all-out war against the Houthis to retake lost territory.
The Yemeni government announced an offensive to recapture territory.
Yemen's government said on Monday it had taken back the Red Sea port of Mocha from the Houthis.
Pakistan and Turkey said they are willing to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia under their mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Donald Trump said he was weighing whether the United States would join Saudi Arabia in attacks against the Houthis.
The Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait the previous month, according to the transcript.
The Houthis recently captured Mokha and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The Houthis took control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which Keane says is as strategically significant as the Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthis seized the strait last month, shaking energy markets.
Saudi Arabia vowed to respond and retaliate firmly to what it considers a war crime.
The presenter said Houthi rebels launched a missile attack that hit Saudi Arabia’s international airport in Riyadh.
Yahya Saree said Mecca and Medina were excepted, while other Saudi airports and airspace were exposed to targeting.
The Houthis did not announce any fresh strikes on the airport on Saturday.
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| Point | DW News | The Guardian | Bloomberg Television | SBS News | BBC News | The Telegraph | CNN | Channel 4 News | Fox News | CTV News | Reuters | FRANCE 24 English | ABC News (Australia) | euronews | Associated Press via The Hill | Arab News | Outlets |
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| Yemeni government military operationAccounts conflict | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Houthis recently captured Mokha and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.Accounts conflict | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Missile attributed to the HouthisAccounts conflict | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deaths in the Riyadh airport attackIndependently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| People injured in the Riyadh airport attackIndependently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi oil facilities over the weekend, claimi…Independently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deaths in the earlier airport attacksIndependently confirmed | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Missile attack on Riyadh airportNot independently confirmed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donald Trump said the United States might join strikes on the Houthis.Not independently confirmed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Control of the Bab el-Mandeb StraitIndependently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Later reports of 13 or 14 deathsNot independently confirmed | 5 |
Points only one outlet reported
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