Nahost: Huthi-Rebellen melden Angriffe in Saudi-Arabien und im Jemen
Die islamistische Huthi-Miliz meldet Angriffe auf eine saudische Raffinerie und auf eine Hafenanlage im Jemen. Es gibt Berichte über Schäden und Opfer.
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Yemeni Huthi rebels continue to escalate. The Islamist insurgents claimed responsibility for an attack on a Saudi state-owned oil refinery in the southwestern region of Jawsan, describing the drone strike as a "precise hit." The militia attributed the assault to a violation of Yemeni airspace by Saudi drones.
Saudi Arabia's energy ministry confirmed a fire at an Aramco facility in Jawsan but provided no details on the cause. Huthi rebels also reported launching a large-scale military operation in western Yemen, targeting troop concentrations and armories in the government-controlled region of Mocha. The operation resulted in the destruction of weapons and equipment, and dozens of people, including Saudi citizens, were injured or killed.
The Yemeni Information Minister confirmed the attack, stating that port facilities in Mocha suffered material damage. Earlier reports had suggested Huthi attacks on the port of Mocha. The full extent of casualties was not immediately known. Relations between Saudi Arabia and the Huthi militia have been fraught since the militia's invasion of Yemen in 2014, triggering a civil war.
A ceasefire took effect in 2022, but smaller skirmishes have continued. Recently, the Huthi rebels escalated the conflict by attacking Saudi ships or forcing them off course and launching attacks on Saudi territory, resulting in at least eleven injuries. Further Huthi assaults in the Yemeni province of Marib reportedly killed at least two civilians.
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