SANAA, Yemen, October 14 (ANI) — Yemeni Houthi forces on Wednesday claimed to have attacked Saudi Aramco facilities and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, while warning of further strikes on Saudi airports and oil installations amid escalating regional hostilities.
In a statement posted on X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operation was carried out in response to what the group described as Saudi aggression against Yemen.
“In response to the treacherous Saudi aggression against the capital Sanaa and the free governorates, and within the framework of deterrence operations against the Saudi aggressor who targeted our country and people during the escalation period with 2,281 airstrikes and missiles, through which it committed dozens of crimes,” Saree said.
The spokesperson claimed that the Yemeni armed forces had conducted a “qualitative military operation” targeting Aramco facilities in Dhahran in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, King Khalid International Airport and Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery in Riyadh.
Saree said the operation involved a large number of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, claiming the strikes were precise and caused destruction and fires at the targeted sites. The claims have not been independently verified.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm that their operations targeting the Saudi depth will continue in the coming days, striking the Saudi enemy’s airports and oil facilities, and their consequences upon it will be dire,” he said.
The spokesperson also warned global shipping companies, citizens and workers at the airports and facilities to stay away from the sites and evacuate immediately, declaring them “legitimate targets” for the group’s armed forces.
“We continue to impose the equation of siege with siege, escalation with escalation, and targeting the mobilizations affiliated with the Saudi enemy until the cessation of aggression and the end of the siege on our
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