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Saudi Arabia says 12 dead, 309 injured in Riyadh airport attack

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 7 developments

Saudi Arabia said 12 people were killed and 309 were injured Saturday in an attack on the Riyadh airport, the deadliest incident in an intensifying conflict with Yemen’s Houthis.

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  1. Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthi rebels from several areas around key strait, officials say

    Headline from WKBN Youngstown ·

  2. Yemeni forces retake key sites from Houthis

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  3. Yemen’s Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  4. 3 killed in Saudi airport attacks

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  5. Saudi Arabia hit by conflict’s deadliest attacks by Houthis

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  6. 12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

    Headline from WSVN Miami ·

  7. Newest

    Saudi Arabia says 12 dead, 309 injured in Riyadh airport attack

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Houthis Claim Riyadh Airport Attack, Threaten Saudi Airspace (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and warned airlines against using Saudi airspace, which they said could become a theater of military operations. The threats come amid escalating fighting in Yemen, including Saudi-backed government forces’ reported advances …

  2. Al-Monitor

    Yemen, Saudi Arabia strike Houthis as counteroffensive gets underway (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Yemen's military backed by Saudi jets attacked Houthi targets including in the capital on Monday as they launched an ambitious counteroffensive to recapture all territory held by the group following its recent lightning gains.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Yemeni forces claim gains near Bab el-Mandeb (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Yemeni government forces say they seized Dhुबab district and strategic positions overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in an air-supported offensive against Houthi forces, cutting routes toward the waterway.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Yemen forces claim to seize Dhubab, sites near Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Yemeni forces claim to seize key positions near waterway as Pakistani, Saudi and Turkish officials to meet.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct 5 (Reuters) - Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized la…

  6. Al-Monitor

    Yemeni government forces seize district by Bab el-Mandeb, military sources say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Timour Azhari and Mohammed Ghobari RIYADH, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces seized key positions on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday, military and government sources said, as they fought to reverse last month's advances by the Iran-backed Houthis and drive them from the v…

  7. Al-Monitor

    Yemeni government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct 5 (Reuters) - Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces seized key positions on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday, military and government sources said, as they fought to reverse last month's advances by the Iran-backed Houthis and drive them from the vital wat…

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Saudi-backed forces push against Houthis near key global trade route (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Tim Lister, Ibrahim Dahman and Mohammed Tawfeeq,CNN (CNN) — Yemeni government forces claimed on Monday to have retaken control of key positions near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint for global trade, as they launch a renewed campaign to roll back recent gains made by the Iran-backed H…

  9. Financial Times

    Yemen launches push to retake territory captured by Houthis (opens Financial Times)

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    Saudi Arabia sends 100 fighter jets to support Yemeni push to recapture Sana’a and the Bab el-Mandab Strait

  10. The Guardian

    Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets Leaders of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claimed a broad air campaign involving 100 jet aircraft was under way on Monday against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels alon…

  11. Al Jazeera

    Yemeni gov’t forces aim for Sanaa, but Houthi defeat will be a challenge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Yemeni government forces claim strategic advances near Bab al-Mandeb strait amid a major anti-Houthi offensive.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Yemeni government says it recaptured Bab el Mandeb Strait (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Forces of the internationally recognized Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council said that they took control of the Bab el Mandeb Strait from the Houthis, after a lightning advance backed by Saudi air power.

  13. Breitbart News

    Yemeni Government Pushes Back Against Houthis Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The internationally-recognized government of Yemen said on Monday that its forces staged a successful counterattack against the Iran-backed Houthi insurgency and recaptured key positions around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint along the Red Sea shipping route.

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says an air campaign is underway against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline

  15. End Time Headlines

    Saudis strike over 324 Houthi targets in Yemen (opens End Time Headlines)

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    A Saudi-led military coalition opened a sweeping air campaign in Yemen on Monday under the name “Fajr al-Yaman,” or Dawn of Yemen, sending 100 warplanes against the Iranian-backed Houthi militia and destroying at least 324 targets the coalition described as high-value.

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Saudi-backed coalition forces Houthis from several areas around key strait, Yemeni officials say (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has recaptured key areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels.

  17. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  18. Wall Street Journal

    Saudi-Backed Forces Launch Fight to Free Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The operation aims to taked back the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha, which Iran-backed rebels have used to disrupt oil-tanker traffic.

  19. The Guardian

    Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab afl-Mandab Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said on Monday.

  20. The Boston Globe

    Saudi and Yemeni forces attack to retake control of Red Sea coast (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The offensive was announced a day after the Yemeni government declared a full-blown war against the Houthis to retake territory it had lost to the militia over the past 12 years.

  21. Toledo Blade

    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    ADEN, Yemen — Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday.

  22. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthi rebels from several areas around key strait, officials say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has recaptured key areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels

  23. Semafor

    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces repel Houthis from Red Sea (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    Saudi’s previous war against the Houthis resulted in a yearslong quagmire and devastating humanitarian crisis.

  24. Bloomberg

    Yemen Armed Forces Retake Control Over Red Sea Chokepoint (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

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  25. Bloomberg

    Saudi-Led Forces Claim Ground Advances in Yemen Against Houthis (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies.

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