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Riyadh

12 events in the record are placed here; the latest on 21 October 2026.

Kind: Town or city
Country: Saudi Arabia
In the record: The US-Israel-Iran war: 11 events; The Russia-Ukraine war: 1 event
Reference: Wikidata Q3692
Precision: Events are placed as precisely as their records hold. A military event is placed no finer than its town or district, unless it struck a known fixed site.

Where Riyadh is. The mark is the place as a whole, not a position.

The US-Israel-Iran war

11 events, newest first.

Reported

10/21 US orders non-emergency staff and families out of Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks; CBS says US forces are thinning out regional posts

Riyadh · 2 sources

Reported

10/15 Gulf-EU summit in Riyadh postponed because of Houthi attacks and the closure of Riyadh airport

Riyadh · 2 sources

Reported

10/14 Coalition says it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh; civil defence issues alerts for Riyadh and Al-Kharj

Riyadh · 2 sources

Reported

10/12 Coalition says it intercepted a Houthi missile fired at Riyadh and two at Khamis Mushait as Riyadh is targeted for a third day

Riyadh · 1 source

Reported

10/05 Turkey and Pakistan agree to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah defence pact as Houthi attacks continue

Riyadh · 1 source

Disputed

10/03 Flames seen at an Aramco facility south of Riyadh after the Houthis claim a missile and drone attack; coalition calls the claims misleading

Riyadh · 3 sources

Reported

09/26 Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted two Houthi drones launched at Riyadh; alerts sounded in Khamis Mushait and Abha

Riyadh · 1 source

Confirmed

09/19 Explosions heard in Riyadh in the first air raid alert for the capital; coalition says a Houthi ballistic missile was intercepted

Riyadh · 4 sources

Reported

08/02 Seven OPEC+ producers agree a further 188,000 barrel a day output rise for September

Riyadh · 1 source

Reported

03/09 US orders non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia

Riyadh · 1 source

Confirmed

03/04 US authorises non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Riyadh · 2 sources

The Russia-Ukraine war

1 event, newest first.

Confirmed

02/18 US and Russian delegations meet in Riyadh without Ukraine or European officials

Riyadh · 1 source