Yemen: Casualties in Houthi Missile Attack Targeting Presidential Palace in Aden
- 2026-10-15
- 18:44:41
Aden – The Houthi group launched a missile attack on the presidential palace compound in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least four people, government sources confirmed to AFP.
Residents reported hearing a series of explosions that shook Aden, while plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area where the Maashiq presidential palace is located.
Residents told the German Press Agency (dpa) that the explosions were heard throughout the city.
The Yemeni news agency Saba reported that the Houthis were targeting a "military operations center" within the presidential palace, adding that "Saudi officers are leading the operations."
Two Yemeni officials confirmed to Reuters that the Yemeni prime minister and the ministers who were at the presidential compound in Aden were "safe," while two security guards were killed in the attack.
In a related development, Yemeni government forces announced that the Houthis targeted the city of Marib in central Yemen with ballistic missiles, amidst ongoing clashes between the two sides.
A post by the government forces' media center on Twitter stated that "the terrorist Houthi militias are targeting the densely populated city of Marib with several ballistic missiles."
To the southwest, Yemeni sources reported an escalation in fighting between government forces and the Houthi group on the outskirts of Taiz and in the Sabr al-Mawadim district, south of the city.
The sources confirmed that the Houthi group seized control of Mount Han, west of Taiz, after a day of fierce fighting in its vicinity, noting that Houthi positions and reinforcements were subjected to a series of airstrikes.
The ongoing clashes have caused thousands of families to flee from the outskirts of Taiz to the city center, due to the siege imposed on the city and the prevention of basic necessities from entering.
Similar numbers of families have also been displaced from villages in the Sabr al-Mawadim district, south of Taiz.