Aden airport rocket attack December 30 2020

Two explosions from projectiles struck Aden airport whilst members of new 'unity government' were being received as they disembarked from their flight from Saudi Arabia. 27 people were killed. The unity government was the result of a power sharing deal between the exiled Saudi coalition backed government and the UAE backed Southern Transition Council under the reanimated Riyadh accord. Western powers blame the Houthis and the attack was cited as justification for the outgoing US State Dept's listing of Ansarallah as a terrorist organisation. This attribution remains highly questionable

Video footage

 * Video: Two Explosions strike Aden Airport - Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2020
 * Video: @AlHadath - December 30, 2020
 * Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1348631933564162049
 * Video: @ckaratnytsky - Massive deployment of #Janjaweed militia at #Aden airport. December 30, 2020
 * Video: @Yemen_PM - Airport CCTV footage displayed today in press conferences by Min. of Interior Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Haydan. January 14, 2021



Analysis
Bellingcat and partners  ''The attack on the airport of a busy port city was caught on multiple videos. But so were a number of missile launches from Houthi-held cities to the North-West of Aden — on the very same day. An analysis of open source information from these locations suggests that, despite their denials, the Houthis were most likely responsible for the attack on Aden airport.''
 * All Eyes On Aden, As Saudi Arabia Shows Inability To Protect Its Yemeni Puppet Government - Southfront, December 31, 2021
 * Investigating details of rocket attack on Aden airport - ISWNews, January 5, 2021
 * 2020 Aden Attacks (Wikipedia)
 * Attack on Aden International Airport - Yemeni Archive, February 9, 2021
 * Rockets over Yemen: Inside the Houthis’ Botched Attack on Aden Airport - Bellingcat, February 9, 2021

The videos of launches referenced by Bellingcat appear to be of rudimentary rockets, with a likely range of only a few kilometers. The sites geolocated are at much greater distance (136km+) from Aden airport. As presented their investigation and its weak conclusion do not account for the attack.

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