Houthis claim missile and drone attack on Aramco site in Riyadh
Yemen’s Houthi movement said it attacked an Aramco facility in Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, claiming the strikes caused fires. Saudi authorities and Aramco did not report an attack or confirm the cause of a blaze, as fighting intensified in Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Aramco facility in Riyadh using ballistic missiles and drones. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that the operation was precise and caused fires at the Saudi energy company’s site. A large plume of smoke and fire was seen near an Aramco facility, according to the supplied material.
Saudi authorities did not report an attack, and Aramco did not comment on the cause of the fire. The Houthi claim therefore remained unconfirmed. The claim came as fighting intensified between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The coalition said its forces carried out 97 strikes against Houthi reinforcements on the Tor al-Baha front and the Taiz axis. A spokesman for government forces claimed the operations killed or affected at least 260 Houthi fighters and destroyed or disabled 44 military vehicles. The supplied material does not provide independent confirmation of those figures.
The Houthis have also claimed recent attacks on Aramco facilities in Yanbu. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted six missiles directed towards Taif and Yanbu and reported no damage to Aramco sites. The fighting has intensified since a fragile truce collapsed in July.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, while the conflict continues to threaten routes near the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
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