Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate
RIYADH — Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city outskirts, part of a rapidly escalating war between the sides. The Houthis have for a week been targeting Saudi airports, including a strike on Riyadh on Saturday that killed 13 people, in retaliation for…
Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Tuesday, following warnings from the Saudi-led coalition to civilians to evacuate an oil depot located near the city. This action is part of an intensifying conflict between the two sides, which has seen the Houthis launching attacks on Saudi targets, including Riyadh, in response to the kingdom's support of government forces in Yemen's ongoing civil war.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for targeting a fuel depot belonging to the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) on the outskirts of Sanaa, known as the Sabah central station. However, the YPC stated that the facility currently had no stored petroleum products, and targeting the depot would not impact oil reserves or supply chains. Despite this, the Houthis had previously threatened a "harsh and painful" response to any strikes on Sanaa, with spokesperson Yahya Saree indicating that potential targets could include the Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran and an oil refinery in Riyadh.
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