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Saudi Arabia: Battles in Riyadh

Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia Yahya Saree, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi fighters, has said that Houthis targeted a major Saudi Arabian oil facility with ballistic missiles and drones. In a post on X, he said the attacks caused fires at the targeted sites and were in response to Saudi air raids on the territory the group controls in Yemen, including Sanaa. He claimed there have been some 60 air attacks on Houthi-controlled territory in the past 24 hours. His statement comes after a large plume of smoke was seen rising from the Saudi Aramco refinery near Riyadh on Saturday.

Event details

Disorder type
political violence
Event type
battles
Sub-event
air/drone strikes
Interaction
state forces
Key actors
Media
Location
Riyadh
Coordinates
23.0601, 45.5475
Source platform
rss

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