Houthis claim four attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia

Statement by the Ansar Allah movement

Yemen's Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) announced that it had carried out four military operations against targets in Saudi Arabia. The movement's military spokesman Yahya Saree reported this, as reported by Kun.uz. The list of targets included Riyadh International Airport, facilities of the oil company Saudi Aramco, and the financial district of the Saudi capital.

What is known about the attacks

According to Saree, ballistic missiles and drones were used in the attacks. The first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and several pump stations of the East–West pipeline. The Houthi spokesman said the strikes caused fires at the facilities and inflicted damage on them.

Other targets and threats

The second target, according to the statement, was a Saudi Aramco facility in the city of Abqaiq in the east of the country. The third operation, Saree claimed, was directed against Saudi troops concentrated in the areas of Al-Mudariba and Ras al-Ara in southwestern Yemen. The fourth target named was Riyadh's financial district. Saree said that as a result of the strikes on military targets, 'many servicemen were killed and wounded' — the publication contains no independent confirmation of these claims.

Appeal to investors and Riyadh's reaction

The movement's spokesman also called on foreign companies and investors to withdraw their capital from Saudi Arabia and direct their investments to other countries. He threatened that the attacks would continue until military operations against Yemen cease and the blockade is lifted. Saudi Arabia had not commented on the Houthis' statement at the time of publication, the outlet notes.