Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis continued exchanging attacks with Saudi Arabia, striking the Riyadh international airport and the Shaybah oilfield in October 2026

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The United States State Department ordered the departure of some diplomats and families from Saudi Arabia following Houthi missile and drone strikes on Dammam and Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia intercepted a wave of missiles and drones as fighting with Houthi forces continued in Yemen

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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced that it destroyed two ballistic missile launchers, five missile storage tunnels, and four launch platforms

Under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed in August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all

Houthi forces claimed on October 26, 2026, to have launched attacks against Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport

The United States military deployed a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000 additional sailors and Marines toward the Persian Gulf

US President Donald Trump stated on October 23, 2026, that the United States may launch another military operation against Iran

Mecca Pact defense ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held an emergency meeting in Riyadh in October 2026 and agreed to ensure the rapid deployment of military forces in Saudi Arabia

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Niger Defence Minister Salifou Mody traveled to Algiers with a delegation of defence experts to sign a military cooperation protocol with Algerian officials

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Algeria's parliament approved a resolution authorizing the deployment of National Army units to Madama in northern Niger, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war

In late August 2026, Algeria sent four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and a transport aircraft to Niamey to support Niger's army following a mutiny against military junta leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani

As of October 25, 2026, no Algerian troops had been officially deployed yet to Niger, though Niger presidential chief of staff General Bacharou Ibro Amadou visited Madama and Dirkou starting October 19, 2026 to discuss plans for the Madama base

Relations between Algeria and Niger improved in 2026 following a historic low in April 2025 when Alliance of Sahel States members recalled their ambassadors after Algeria shot down a Malian drone near the Algeria-Mali border

Algerian Sen. Belkacem Boulghiti stated that Algerian troops are being deployed to Niger to protect Algeria's economic infrastructure and strategic interests, particularly oil facilities

Under Algeria's constitution, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of parliament to deploy military units outside the country

The U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel and family members from U.S. diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia following Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure

Yemen-based Houthi militants launched attacks against Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry in Riyadh, an Aramco facility in Yanbu, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, where Saudi authorities reported two deaths

El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on October 22, 2026, with an additional 100 planned for deployment that night to rescue four missing military technicians

El Salvador deployed helicopters to assist attempts to rescue the four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians in Haiti, but land and air approaches were repeatedly hampered by heavy fighting and local security conditions

An October 24, 2026 Saudi airstrike targeted a residential building for cement factory workers in Sanaa governorate, killing six women and one child, according to Al-Masirah