November 11, 2026
A series of violent explosions rocked the temporary Yemeni capital, Aden, on Wednesday evening, following a missile attack targeting military sites belonging to the Saudi-led Arab coalition, in a new military escalation attributed to the Houthi group.
According to what Agence France-Presse reported, citing two security sources, the sound of explosions was heard throughout the city after targeting camps of the coalition supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government. The two sources explained that two missiles targeted a camp west of Aden, while a third missile targeted another camp in the center of the city, without immediate information being available about the extent of the damage or casualties.
In the same context, Yemeni media reported that two missiles fell in the Buraiqa area in Aden, amid security speculation that the Houthi group was behind the strikes.
These developments come in light of the ongoing military escalation witnessed in Yemen since the renewal of confrontations in July 2026 following the collapse of the truce that has been in place since 2022, which led to the resumption of combat operations on several fronts. Aden has been subjected to repeated missile attacks by the Houthis since the return of fighting, as part of the ongoing confrontations with government forces and their allies.
Aden is gaining strategic importance as it is the temporary headquarters of the Yemeni government, which makes targeting its military sites an extension of the ongoing conflict, while official and local circles await the final outcome of the damage and the sites affected by the strikes to become clear precisely.
