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Houthis Target Saudi Aramco and Riyadh Airport as Yemeni Forces Launch Offensive
- •Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- •Saudi officials confirmed a building housing Aramco operations in Dhahran was struck, triggering a limited fire but resulting in no casualties.
- •The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh and subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi oil sites in western Yemen.
- •Yemen's army reported that over 200 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded during intense clashes on multiple fronts in the southwestern province of Taiz.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and a capital refinery. The strikes caused a limited fire in an Aramco building, though Saudi officials reported no casualties.
The Saudi-led coalition launched retaliatory airstrikes against oil installations in western Yemen that were allegedly being used to threaten regional waterways and Saudi security. The coalition has continuously backed Yemen's internationally recognized government against the Houthis since 2015.
Yemen's army reported that more than 200 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded during intense clashes and airstrikes across several fronts in the southwestern province of Taiz. Government forces also destroyed a military vehicle and an armored convoy, damaged two tanks, and downed a drone.
