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Houthis say they targeted Saudi oil sites and airports; Saudi confirmation pending
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two ballistic missiles, while Yemen's government reported missile fire at Aden coast guard sites.
The short version
- Yemen's Houthi rebels said they launched attacks on Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday.[France 24]
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree named King Khalid airport in Riyadh, an Aramco facility in Yanbu, and the Rabigh refinery as targets.[France 24]
- The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two ballistic missiles aimed at Yanbu and Taif, but Saudi authorities have not confirmed whether attacks hit their targets.[France 24]
- Yemen's government said three ballistic missiles were fired at Aden coast guard sites, and its Transport Ministry separately denounced a missile attack on Aden airport as the fourth this month.[Al Jazeera · France 24]
Key facts
- Yemen's Houthi rebels said they launched attacks on Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday.[France 24]
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco facility in Yanbu, the Rabigh oil refinery, crude oil pumping stations, and the East-West Pipeline.[France 24]
- The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Houthis toward Yanbu and Taif.[France 24]
- Yemen's Saudi-backed government said three ballistic missiles were fired at coast guard sites in the port city of Aden.[France 24]
- Yemen's Transport Ministry denounced the Houthis' targeting of Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles, calling it the fourth such attack this month.[Al Jazeera]
- There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities on whether the reported Houthi attacks hit their targets in the kingdom or were intercepted.[France 24]
What remains uncertain
- Whether the Houthi-claimed attacks on Saudi facilities hit their targets or were intercepted remains unconfirmed, and Saudi authorities had not commented.[France 24]
- Yemeni government accounts of the Aden strikes are attributed to officials and are not independently confirmed in the reporting.[Al Jazeera · France 24]
Sources
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