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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones
The rebels said the strike used ballistic missiles and drones, while Saudi authorities and Aramco did not immediately confirm the cause of the fire.
- On Saturday, Houthi rebels claimed they struck an Aramco oil facility near Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, while witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke rising from the site.
- Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier Yahya Saree stated the operation responded to the "unjust siege and the launching of aggressive airstrikes" from the Saudi-led coalition.
- The Saudi-led coalition dismissed the claims as "misleading," denying any damage or casualties at the facility despite visual evidence of fires.
- Early on Sunday, coalition forces conducted 97 "precise targeting operations" against Houthi reinforcements, reportedly killing at least 700 fighters and destroying 44 military vehicles.
- Brent Crude prices topped $106 a barrel as markets reacted to the volatility, while renewed violence in the 12-year civil war threatens regional supply chain stability.
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Claims by the Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen that they struck Riyadh on Saturday are “false,” the spokesman for the Saudi-led international coalition, General Turki al-Maliki, told the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The Houthis are “seeking imaginary victories,” General Maliki told the London-based newspaper late on Sunday. He added that the pro-Iranian movement was facing difficulties in Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city by population, which is large…
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Total News Sources42
Leaning Left4Leaning Right9Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Right
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Right
53% Right
L 24%
C 23%
R 53%
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