Yemen: Houthis report around 20 Saudi raids on Sanaa, say they retaliated by striking an Aramco site in Riyadh
Loud explosions were heard on Saturday in Sanaa, where a media outlet linked to the Houthis reported around twenty Saudi strikes, while the movement said it had hit an Aramco facility in Riyadh in retaliation.
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Loud explosions were heard on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Sanaa, Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital, according to a media outlet linked to the pro-Iranian movement.
The outlet reported around twenty raids attributed to Saudi Arabia targeting the city. The Houthis, for their part, said they had carried out retaliatory strikes on a site belonging to the Saudi oil group Aramco, located in Riyadh.
The information released by sources close to the Houthis could not immediately be independently verified. Neither Saudi authorities nor a regional coalition have so far confirmed the number of raids cited.
Yemen is the scene of a protracted conflict pitting Houthi forces, who control a large part of the north and west of the country including Sanaa, against a Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognized Yemeni authorities.
Exchanges of strikes between the two sides, including past Houthi-claimed attacks on Saudi oil facilities, have regularly punctuated this conflict over the years.
Sources
- Yémen: une vingtaine de raids saoudiens à Sanaa, selon les Houthis, le site d'Aramco à Riyad touché en représailles — RFI — Français
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