Houthi attack on Aramco building in Saudi Arabia after Sanaa struck
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After the Saudi coalition's attack on Sanaa, Yemen, Houthi rebels attacked the administrative building of Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco. An official of the country's Energy Ministry gave this information to the Saudi news agency SPA.
In Tuesday's attack, a fire broke out at an administrative building of Aramco in Dhahran, a city in eastern Saudi Arabia. However, no one was killed or injured in the attack.
On Tuesday, the Houthis ordered workers and civilians near Saudi Arabia's oil installations to move away. On that day, the group's spokesman, Yahya Saree, issued this warning, calling these installations "legitimate targets."
Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to be evacuated from the Al-Sabah facility of the Yemen Oil Company in Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen. Some time later, the sound of explosions was heard there.
Media outlets associated with the Houthis reported that Saudi-backed forces carried out an airstrike on an oil facility in the Al-Sabah area of the capital.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree had issued a stern warning before the attack. He said that in response to any attack on Sanaa, "harsh and painful" retaliatory attacks would be carried out on Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, he warned that if the Saudi-led coalition attacks Sanaa, the Houthis will carry out retaliatory attacks on Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran, Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, and an oil refinery associated with Aramco in the capital. The Houthis had ordered civilians to move away from these installations.
Al Jazeera correspondent Yousef Mawri reported that Saudi Arabia carried out two more rounds of airstrikes targeting Yemen's oil storage tanks at the Ras Isa port and an oil facility in the Houthi-controlled Hodeidah province.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki alleged that the Houthis are using the facility and its underground fuel depot as storage for missiles and drones.
Attack on Airport
At least 13 people were killed and more than 300 injured in a Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport on Saturday. The attack created widespread concern in Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporting country. On Sunday, another missile or other aerial weapon struck Riyadh's airport, killing one person and injuring 11.
After the Houthis' deadly attack, several international airlines, including Air France-KLM, Air India, Etihad, Lufthansa, Delta, Gulf Air, and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.
New Operation in Yemen
In recent weeks, Saudi Arabia has carried out attacks against the Houthis. After the group captured strategically important territory last month, Riyadh is also supporting counter-operations by Yemen's government-aligned forces against the group. As part of this operation, known as "Dawn of Yemen," forces loyal to the internationally recognized government said on Tuesday that multiple airstrikes were carried out targeting Houthi positions and military equipment in southwestern Yemen.
The government said a total of nine airstrikes were carried out in Taiz province. Among them, five were in Dhubab district and four in Al-Masrakh district.
The Taiz Military Axis Media Center, affiliated with Yemen's Ministry of Defense, has reported that fighting is ongoing between government forces and the Houthis in the Al-Shakab area south of Taiz.
Houthi Military Operations
In September, the Houthis launched a sudden ground operation and advanced toward Mokha city, forcing forces loyal to the Yemeni government to retreat from the strategically important port city. In the same month, the group's forces advanced again along the western coast and around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, capturing several areas. Among these areas is the strategically important Mayun Island located in the strait.
According to United Nations data, at least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 injured in Yemen since August. Many of the dead and injured are children. Besides this, more than 200,000 people have been displaced since September.
Source: Al Jazeera
