Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco Facility in Riyadh Amid Escalating Tensions with Saudi Arabia
The Houthi group says it carried out a missile and drone strike on an Aramco facility in Riyadh for the second time in two weeks.
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The armed Houthi group, which controls vast areas of northern Yemen, announced that it had targeted a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco in the capital Riyadh, using ballistic missiles and drones.
According to the group's statement, the announced attack comes in the context of a renewed escalation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, marking the second such attack the group has announced against Saudi targets in just two weeks.
Neither the Saudi authorities nor Aramco had issued any official statement by the time of this report confirming or denying the alleged attack or the extent of any potential damage.
These developments come at a time when the region is witnessing heightened tensions, with accusations being exchanged between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition regarding military operations in Yemen and the wider region. The veracity of the Houthis' claims regarding the targeting of the facility could not be independently verified.
Saudi Aramco is one of the world's largest oil companies and has been the target of similar attacks in previous years, raising concerns each time about the stability of energy supplies in the Gulf region.
Sources
- الحوثيون يعلنون استهداف منشأة لأرامكو في الرياض وسط تصاعد المواجهة مع السعودية — Deutsche Welle — Arabic
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