{
  "id": 11773341,
  "title": "Houthis strike Saudi’s Aramco again as Yemeni forces hit positions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/houthis-strike-saudis-aramco-again-as-yemeni-forces-hit-positions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T21:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/03/houthis-strike-saudis-aramco-again-as-yemeni-forces-hit-positions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yemen's Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for an attack on Aramco facilities in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday. The group used ballistic missiles and drones to target the facility as retaliation for Saudi aggression against Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and other provinces. The Houthis stated that the Saudi-led coalition had launched up to 60 strikes in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of strikes in the renewed conflict to 1,410. The group vowed to continue escalatory measures against their adversaries who continue to target the Yemeni resistance.\n\nMeanwhile, Yemen's internationally recognized military forces engaged Houthi positions across the country, targeting \"legitimate vital military assets in Sanaa\" using missiles, drones, and artillery weapons. Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili, a spokesperson for the Yemeni military, confirmed that the Saturday operation resulted in the death or wounding of 1,540 Houthi rebels, with the majority of casualties in the Taiz province. The offensive halted the advance of Houthi fighters in the government-held city of Taiz, which has emerged as a focal point of the ongoing conflict.",
  "summary": "Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s barrage of strikes on an Aramco facility in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The movement used ballistic missiles and drones in the attack in response to “the Saudi aggression” against the capital, Sanaa, and other provinces. The Houthis, in a statement, said the Saudi-led coalition conducted up […] Houthis strike Saudi’s Aramco again…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco site in Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/yemens-houthis-claim-attack-on-aramco-site-in-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:25:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Houthis target Saudi oil facility as hostilities escalate in Yemen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/houthis-target-saudi-oil-facility-as-hostilities-escalate-in-yemen",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:40:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Houthis claim drone and missile attack on Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/houthis-claim-drone-and-missile-attack-on-saudi-aramco-facility-in",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:16:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}