Houthis claim strike on Aramco site as Yemen fighting intensifies
Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen government says Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh are 'misleading'.
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Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen government says Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh are 'misleading'.
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On Saturday, October 3, the Yemeni Hutti, aligned with Iran, claimed that they had attacked an Aramco oil facility in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with ballistic missiles and drones, and said that the offensive was in retaliation for the Saudi attacks on Sana'a and other provinces of Yemen.
At least five explosions were heard on Saturday in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, controlled by the Hutti. The Almasirah channel, linked to the movement, attributed the attacks to Saudi Arabia, without specifying whether there were any casualties, while AFP correspondents reported explosions and combat aircraft throwing missiles over the city.
Houthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco.
Government forces close a key crossing connecting Houthi-held al-Houban to government-held Taiz city.
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World Food Programme warns of 'devastating' impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies.
The control of these areas could change the course of the war waged by the pro-Iranian rebels with the Government of the country.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.
The Riyadh-led coalition that faces the insurgent group said that it had directed an offensive with drones against a Medina power plant, one of the most sacred cities of Islam, an accusation that was answered by the Huti in turn denouncing Saudi attacks against Sana & apos; a and other cities of Yemen. It is the greatest escalation of tensions since the UN-mediated truce came into force in 2022.
At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.
Air strikes and difficult terrain have prevented the Houthis from turning coastal gains into a wider breakthrough.
It's unclear how the Saudis can defuse the threat presented by the Houthis in next-door Yemen or who they can turn to for help. The US isn't interested, the Europeans are hedging and nobody wants open conflict with Iran.
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Top US and Saudi diplomats discuss cooperation on security challenges, including hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.