The airport has been frequently targeted in missile or drone attacks by Houthi forces during the
Yemeni civil war. It was initially
attacked by the
Yemeni
Houthi movement on 12 June 2019, injuring 26 people. On 23 June 2019, the Houthis launched another attack on the airport, leaving a
Syrian national dead and 21 injured. The airport was attacked again by missiles on 2 July 2019, leaving nine injured. Another attack against the airport by Houthi forces occurred on 31 August 2020, when a bomb-laden drone was detected flying to it and intercepted, along with a remotely controlled boat off the
Red Sea, which was also filled with explosives and ready for an attack. On 10 February 2021,
Houthis used four drones to carry out a
drone strike on the airport, damaging a civilian aircraft (a
Flyadeal Airbus A320) and starting a fire. A Houthi spokesman said the attack was in response to
coalition airstrikes and other actions in
Yemen. On 31 August 2021, the airport was again attacked by Houthi drones, leaving 8 wounded. == See also ==