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Saudi Arabia
Escalation 16/100De-escalatingUpdated 15 days ago
Saudi Arabia has 47 recorded conflict incidents in the last 7 days and 25 reported fatalities, giving it an escalation score of 16 out of 100 on a de-escalating trend. 1 of those was in the last 24 hours.
- Incidents · 24h
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- Incidents · 7d
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- Fatalities · 24h
- 0
- Fatalities · 7d
- 25
Situation synthesis
Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was hit by a missile, reportedly an Ansarullah cruise missile, causing a loud explosion. The airport was evacuated, flights were suspended, and multiple casualties and injuries were reported. More than a dozen ambulances responded to the incident.
Synthesised by AI across every recorded incident in this country, grounded in the reports listed below.
Recorded incidents
- missile impactKing Khalid International Airport
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked on Saturday, October 10, resulting in injuries that are still being ...
- missile impactTerminal 3, King Khalid International Airport
WSJ: Saudi officials say Terminal 3 at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was directly hit by missiles.
- missile impactKing Khalid International Airport
❌🇸🇦 – At least five people are being treated at an intensive care unit in Riyadh following injuries at the airport due to the Houthi attack, AFP News reports. If they're being treated at an ...
- explosionRiyadh
Initial reports of explosions in Riyadh. - Checking
- explosionKing Khalid International Airport
❌🇸🇦 - Footage reportedly showing a smoke plume from Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
- explosionKing Khalid International Airport
Footage of smoke over King Khalid.
- explosionKing Khalid International Airport
Reuters: More than a dozen ambulances were seen rushing towards Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and travelers were evacuated from parts of the airport following a loud explosion, ...
- missile impactRiyadh International Airport
#EXCLUSIVE 🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 - Sources to our team are reporting that Riyadh International Airport was directly hit by an Ansarullah Cruise Missile, not BM. It is unclear whether Terminal 2 or 3 was hit....
- explosionRiyadh International Airport
❌🇸🇦 - Saudi Authorities are evacuating the airport, with multiple casualties reported. Unverified local sources have stated there is "blood everywhere".
- explosionKing Khalid International Airport
Unconfirmed reports suggest flights have been suspended and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport evacuated after an explosion was heard. Reports also allege multiple injuries in Termin...
- missile impactRiyadh International Airport
❌🇸🇦 - 242 flights cancelled and 230 flights delayed at Riyadh International Airport. Reports of a direct impact after Ansarullah BMs targeted the airport once again.
- explosionRiyadh International Airport
Reuters: Eyewitnesses report loud explosions coming from the Riyadh International airport in Saudi Arabia.
- missile impactGhawar oil field
Footage shows Smoke continuing to rise from the Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia following a Houthi missile attack earlier today.
- unknownKing Khalid International Airport3 killed
Egypt has strongly condemned attacks targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft, which killed three Saudi citizens and injured severa...
- unknownKing Khalid International Airport3 killed
Gulf News: Flydubai cancelled flights to Riyadh and Yanbu until October 10, while services to Abha will remain suspended until October 11. The cancellations follow two attacks on Riyadh’...
- missile launchKing Khalid International Airport1 killed
Ajel News: Captain Hamoud bin Ali Al-Kalthami was killed following the October 8 attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The airline said one of its aircraft was damaged w...
- missile launchKing Khalid International Airport1 killed
❌🇸🇦 - Saudia has confirmed that Captain Hamoud Ali al-Kalthami was one of the victims killed in yesterday’s Ansarullah attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- missile launchRiyadh King Khalid International Airport3 killed
Reuters: Three Saudi citizens were killed and several others wounded after two attacks targeted Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft on Thursday. The Hou...
- explosionRiyadh Airport
The Houthis destroyed a Saudia Airlines Airbus A310-200 at Riyadh Airport.
- missile impactRiyadh
❌🇸🇦 - The Saudi DCD has stated that as a result of Ansarullah BM attack on Riyadh City today, shrapnel damage impacted a kindergarten and a medical complex.
- missile impactRiyadh
The Saudi Arabian Civil Defense announced that debris fell as a result of the interception of a ballistic missile in the city of Riyadh, resulting in material damage to a kindergarte...
- missile launchKing Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
Footage of Saudi Arabian Patriot interceptors being launched to combat the earlier Houthi ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. @wfw...
- missile impactKing Khalid International Airport
#BREAKING 🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 - Reuters is reporting that just now an Ansarullah Ballistic Missile impacted an aircraft at King Khalid International Airport Riyadh, completely destroying the aircraft. It is...
- missile impactKing Khalid International Airport
The Houthis have released a statement claiming responsibility for an attack on the King Khalid International Airport: "Our armed forces successfully targeted King Khalid Internation...
- explosionKing Khalid International Airport
#BREAKING 🇾🇪❌🇸🇦- Reports indicate that smoke was observed emanating from a parked aircraft at King Khalid International Airport.