Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for a missile and drone attack targeting an Aramco facility in Riyadh, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces intensifies.
Key developments:
- Yahya Saree, Houthi military spokesman, said the operation involved ballistic missiles and drones, claiming it caused fires at the site.
- Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, rejected the claims as “misleading”.
- The coalition later announced 97 military operations against Houthi positions in Yemen, targeting reinforcements near Tor al-Baha and Taiz.
- Yemen’s government forces said the strikes affected hundreds of Houthi fighters and dozens of vehicles.
The escalation follows the collapse of a fragile 2022 truce, with renewed fighting adding pressure to Yemen’s decade-long conflict and regional security concerns around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
ℹ️ FRANCE24, Al Jazeera
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