Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile, Drone Attacks on Aramco Sites in Riyadh, Khurais
“Both operations successfully achieved their objectives,” Saree said in a statement posted on X, claiming the strikes were precise and caused large fires at the targeted sites.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Yemen’s Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said Sunday that the group launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting sites belonging to Saudi energy giant Aramco in the capital Riyadh and the oil-rich Khurais area in eastern Saudi Arabia.
“Both operations successfully achieved their objectives,” Saree said in a statement posted on X, claiming the strikes were precise and caused large fires at the targeted sites.
Saudi authorities have not immediately confirmed the Houthi claims.
The reported attacks came as Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced a new military operation aimed at retaking territory held by the Iran-backed Houthi movement.
Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, said the government would begin military operations to “retake the remaining territories of the republic” and restore state authority across the country.
He called on government forces to carry out their assigned missions under approved military plans, saying the campaign would continue until Houthi control over the country’s territory was ended.
The announcement followed a recent Houthi advance in western Yemen. Four security sources said the group had cut a key supply route linking the government-held city of Taiz with Aden, the government’s interim capital.
The Houthi advance followed several days of heavy fighting in and around Taiz, further putting pressure on government forces.
The latest developments come amid a broader escalation in Yemen’s conflict, with the Houthis controlling large parts of the country, including the capital Sanaa. The movement has also previously targeted Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones during the years-long war.
Saudi Arabia has supported Yemen’s government militarily against the Houthis, who seized Sanaa in 2014 and have received political and military support from Iran.
The conflict has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and has also had regional implications, particularly because of Yemen’s location near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a major maritime chokepoint connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.