Houthis threaten escalation after strike on Saudi oil giant Aramco
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco after officials in Riyadh reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's headquarters. The Iran-back militia also claimed missile strikes on the capital Riyadh and vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities.
Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed to launch additional attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and oil facilities following their claimed strikes on Aramco, according to military spokesman Yahya Saree. The group reported using a large number of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones for the operation which targeted Aramco in Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia, the world's leading crude oil exporter, reported a strike on a building in Riyadh housing the energy giant's operations centre resulting in a limited fire with no casualties or fatalities. Havoc erupted in the Saudi capital with powerful explosions rattling the city. The coalition fighting the Houthis said it had intercepted a missile fired by the group towards Riyadh.
Residents in the city have been seen stopping their cars to look up at the sky, an AFP journalist reported. Saudi Arabia has been under relentless attack by the Houthi rebels, which escalated with strikes on Aramco headquarters, Riyadh airport, and a refinery in the capital. The Saudi-led coalition struck oil sites across western Yemen to support the Yemeni government militarily against the Houthis since 2015.
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