Their operations were in response to more than 450 Saudi airstrikes on Yemen over the past week.
On Wednesday, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) claimed attacks on facilities belonging to the oil company Aramco and the Khamis Mushait air base in Saudi Arabia.
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Ansar Allah Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the first attack included the launching of dozens of ballistic missiles and drones against Aramco facilities in Yanbu, on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, actions that caused “large fires and widespread destruction.”
Another attack with ballistic missiles struck the Khamis Mushait air base, located in the southwest of the Arab country and also known as King Khalid.
These attacks were in response to the more than 450 bombings carried out by Saudi aviation against a large part of Yemen’s provinces in the past week, Saree said, adding that the Houthis will continue attacking Saudi Arabia under their policy of “escalation for escalation” and “siege for siege.”
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He confirmed that the attacks will not cease until Saudi Arabia stops its operations and lifts the naval and air blockade on Yemen, a country in which it has intervened militarily since 2015 at the head of a coalition in favor of the government backed by the United States and its allies.
In September, the Houthis intensified their attacks against Saudi targets and launched missiles and drones against military bases and energy infrastructure in Khamis Mushait, Abha, Jizan and Yanbu.
On Tuesday, Saudi authorities reported the interception of a Houthi drone in the south of Mecca, the holiest place for Islam. Ansar Allah has categorically rejected that accusation, asserting that its operations target military and oil facilities and not religious sites.
This comes amid a widespread escalation of fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia, with the intensification of air and ground operations throughout Yemen.
Saudi Arabia, however, does not acknowledge its participation in the airstrikes during the latest escalation. The Western-backed government claims responsibility for them.
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Sources: EFE – Siasat
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