Houthis claim retaliatory strikes on Saudi oil facilities (VIDEOS)

Houthis claim retaliatory strikes on Saudi oil facilities (VIDEOS)

The group said the attacks followed at least 110 Saudi air and missile attacks on Sanaa and other parts of Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis say they struck oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi attacks on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and other provinces.
In statements late Saturday and Sunday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group targeted a Saudi Aramco facility near the capital, Riyadh, with ballistic missiles and drones, sparking fires at the site, as well as unspecified Aramco facilities in the  area.
The Saudi-led coalition disputed the Houthi claim of the attack on a facility near Riyadh. Spokesman Major-General Turki al-Malki called it an attempt to divert attention from the scale of the group’s losses, which he said are driving them to seek illusory victories.
Videos and satellite images posted online purport to show large plumes of smoke rising from the facility near Riyadh. Saudi Aramco did not comment on whether any of its facilities were hit.
مالم تنقله قنوات العربية والحدث وقناة الجزيرة الحقيرة العبرية من الاستهداف الصاروخي اليمني المبارك اليوم على اراااامكو. نعرضه لكم لاتقصرو إعادة النشر https://t.co/HRg1DY3tQu
— بركان المسيرة (@AlnsarAllah10) Overnight, Houthi forces struck the Aramco Oil facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles.Satellite imagery shows a large plume of smoke originating from the refinery, engulfing several areas of northern Riyadh.At its peak, at around 10:00 local time (07:00 UTC), the plume reached an approximate length of 107km.
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) A video was also released by locals, showing the facility burning.At least three oil storage tanks were targeted in the attacks. https://t.co/QImgjzTMvT
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) According to Saree, the strikes were in response to at least 110 Saudi air and missile attacks over the previous 36 hours on Sanaa and the northwestern governorate of Saada, a Houthi stronghold, along with other areas. He did not provide details on specific targets or casualties, but media reports suggest that one strike damaged a Sanaa hospital, and videos posted online purport to show missiles striking the city.
Strikes on Sana’a https://t.co/VZAC1OAnh5
— Basha باشا (@BashaReport) 🇾🇪🇸🇦 The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is carrying out more airstrikes on Houthi military infrastructure in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, following the Houthi attack on the Riyadh oil refinery.The strikes likely hit targets near 15°19'55.50"N 44°10'21.41"E. https://t.co/xqhxwG73mb
— Egypt's Intel Observer (@EGYOSINT) الضربة استهدفت مدخل واحد، فخرجت النيران من المداخل الأخرى للكهف.إذا لم تخني الذاكرة، فالمكان المستهدف هو معسكر الحفا في جبل نقم، وهذا الجبل يضم كهوف وأنفاق تستخدم كمخازن للأسلحة والصواريخ.ضربة موفقة.#صنعاء https://t.co/N2djy4ymS8
— يوسف الفقيه🇾🇪 (@YSFYEMEN) Yemen’s Saudi-backed forces earlier confirmed the strikes but said they were targeting vital Houthi positions, claiming 700 fighters were killed or wounded in 24 hours.
Read more The latest exchange marks a sharp escalation after four years of relative calm between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Riyadh following a UN-brokered truce in 2022. The Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led intervention in support of the Yemeni government the following year.
Tensions reignited in July after government forces struck Sanaa Airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from landing. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia, declared the de-escalation over, and announced a naval blockade of the kingdom. By mid-August, they were launching coordinated missile and drone attacks on Saudi-backed government forces, prompting counteroffensives across several provinces.
Fighting escalated last month as the Houthis struck energy infrastructure in southern Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Aramco facilities and the East-West Pipeline. The group has also made major territorial gains, sei