Yemen's Houthi rebels claim new attacks on oil facilities and airports across Saudi Arabia
Headline from France 24 · compiled from 4 sources
According to France 24, Houthi rebel spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco facility in Yanbu, the Rabigh oil refinery, crude oil pumping stations and the East-West Pipeline.[1] France 24 reports that there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities[1]
France 24 reports that Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday[1]. According to the outlet, Saree also said the group targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, an airport in Najran and an airbase in Khamis Mushait.[1]Reuters, via US News, reports that the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Houthis towards Yanbu and Taif on Saturday.[2] Reuters also says it was not immediately clear if the reported attacks had hit their targets in the kingdom or had been intercepted.[2]According to Reuters, Yemen's Saudi-backed government said the Houthis also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.[2] Reuters reports that the government's Interior Ministry said two of the Houthis' missiles had struck a coast guard headquarters, while a third hit a coast guard building in the Tawahi district.[2]Al Jazeera reported earlier this week that the number of people killed in an attack on King Fahd International Airport[3] on Wednesday had risen to two – a Saudi national and an Indian resident[3], according to Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority.The National reported on Friday that Brent crude[4] was trading 1.1 per cent higher at $114.5 per barrel[4] because of the attacks. It added that Saudi Aramco evacuated its Dhahran headquarters[4].France 24 reports that the renewed fighting has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce that largely halted cross-border attacks[1] between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis.
Sources
- [1]Yemen's Houthi rebels claim new attacks on oil facilities and airports across Saudi Arabia - France 24
- [2]Houthis Say They Attacked Saudi Oil Sites, Strikes Reported on Yemen's Aden
- [3]Attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport kills two people | Conflict News | Al Jazeera
- [4]Oil prices rise as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia | The National
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