Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Houthi rebels claimed they struck a Saudi Aramco facility near Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, though the Saudi-led coalition dismissed the claims as 'misleading'.
- Houthi military spokesman Brigadier Yahya Saree cited retaliation for an 'unjust siege and the launching of aggressive airstrikes' from Saudi territory, vowing to continue targeting the 'Saudi enemy' as hostilities surged following the July truce collapse.
- General Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, refuted the claims as 'chasing imaginary victories' and reported 97 precision targeting operations against Houthi reinforcements in Taiz.
- Brent Crude rose above $106 a barrel in the immediate aftermath of the claimed attacks, with analysts warning that disruptions to Saudi energy infrastructure could precipitate further price spikes if escalation continues.
- Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi announced Sunday the start of military operations to retake Houthi-held territory, maintaining that authorities would assume their 'national responsibility' after de-escalation efforts were exhausted.
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Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil facility as Yemen war continues
The Houthis on Sunday said their forces launched several ballistic missiles and drones at oil facilities near Saudi Arabia's capital, accelerating fears that the Yemen war and its consequences could spread beyond its borders.
According to its own statements, the Huthi militia has attacked two locations of Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco. The attacks refer to them as retaliation for previous air strikes in Yemen.
The Houthis, a rebel group from Yemen allied with Iran as part of the "Axe of Resistance", claimed on Sunday to have launched an attack with a ballistic missile and drones against the facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco in Riade, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and in the region of Khurais, rich in oil, in the east of the country. On the same day, the Yemeni government announced a new military operation to recover the territories controlled by the…
Yahya Sari 4, a representative of the Yemeni Hushes, stated that the group had attacked two Saudi Aramco sites in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones, and that Sari had indicated that one site was located in Riyadh and the other in the vicinity of the Hurays oil field.
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