Houthis Threaten Escalation After Strike on Saudi Oil Giant Aramco
Saudi officials said debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people and damaged 15 homes as the Houthis threatened more attacks.
- On Wednesday, Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh airport. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the operation constituted a "high-quality military operation targeting Aramco in Dhahran."
- The Houthis stated these attacks retaliate for Saudi support of Yemeni government forces in the ongoing war. This follows widening strikes, including Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport that killed 13 people.
- Debris from two intercepted Houthi cruise missiles wounded four people and damaged 15 homes in Riyadh on Wednesday. An administrative building at the Saudi Aramco base in Dhahran sustained a "limited fire," with no casualties reported.
- Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree warned operations "will continue in the coming days, targeting Saudi enemy airports and oil facilities." The Saudi energy ministry confirmed the strike caused a "limited fire" but Aramco operations continued normally.
- During the intensifying regional war, the World Food Programme warned that humanitarian assistance has been cut off to more than 600,000 people in Taiz. Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties.
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Yemen's Houthis Vow More Attacks on Saudi Airports, Oil Facilities After Aramco HQ Hit
Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco2223.SE.
Houthis threaten escalation after strike on Saudi oil giant Aramco
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco after officials in Riyadh reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's headquarters. The Iran-back militia also claimed missile strikes on the capital Riyadh and vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities.
An explosion was heard near the headquarters of Saudi state oil company Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran.
Houthis claim attacks on Aramco sites and Riyadh airport
Houthis claim attacks on Aramco sites and Riyadh airport Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Wednesday it had targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh. The group said it would continue operations against airports and oil facilities in the coming days, as tensions with Saudi Arabia escalate.
Aramco complex hit as Houthis and Saudi coalition trade strikes
An administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was attacked, causing a limited fire, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday as fighting between Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis and the kingdom intensified. Authorities responded to the incident late on Tuesday and took necessary measures, the ministry said, adding that there were no injuries or deaths. A company …
Aramco HQ Hit as Houthi Missiles Strike Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco’s executive headquarters in eastern Saudi Arabia was hit during a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Tuesday, causing a fire in a part of the complex, the kingdom’s energy ministry said.
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