Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Arabia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The Houthis claim drone and missile strikes on oil and military infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including the Yanbu oil complex. Riyadh says it intercepted several drones in the Riyadh region and its eastern province, according to Al Jazeera citing Saudi authorities and the Houthis.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree on Thursday claimed attacks on oil infrastructure and military facilities in Saudi Arabia. He said a drone targeted a pumping station on the East-West Pipeline as well as the Yanbu oil platform on the Red Sea, according to Al Jazeera.
Yahya Saree also said a military transport aircraft was targeted by a drone at Sharurah airport, near the border with Yemen, and that a ballistic missile launched towards Khamis Mushait air base hit its target directly. He also claimed an attack on Aramco’s headquarters in Riyadh and rejected the Saudi claim that the Houthis had targeted the Mecca region, Al Jazeera reports.
The Saudi-led coalition forces, for their part, announced the interception of suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and the eastern province. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki announced the interceptions in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, according to Al Jazeera.
Saudi Arabia says it has redirected about four million barrels of crude oil per day through the East-West Pipeline to Yanbu, representing nearly 4% of global supply. On the same day, the UN Security Council unanimously voted to extend sanctions targeting the Houthis, according to Al Jazeera.
