The Houthis launched several nightly attacks with drones and missiles against targets in Saudi Arabia, the country that since 2015 leads a military coalition in Yemen that backs the government against the rebels, backed by Iran.
One of the attacks on the YASREF refinery in the Red Sea industrial city of Yanbu “resulted in a temporary reduction in production, which will be offset by stocks,” the Saudi Energy Ministry said in a statement, without specifying. your reach. The attack left no fatalities.
According to a ministry official, two drones were launched over the Yanbu gas plant and another over the YASREF refinery, which produces 400,000 barrels a day according to its website.
The Houthis, who regularly attack Saudi Arabia, said on Sunday they had launched drones and missiles at “vital and important” installations, including those of Aramco.
For its part, the coalition indicated that Saudi air defenses had intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fired at the city of Jizan (south) and nine armed drones targeting other areas of the country, the world’s leading oil exporter.
On Sunday the coalition announced a “new hostile attack” targeting Aramco’s “oil distribution station” in Jeddah.
National Security Advisor United StatesJake Sullivan, denounced in a statement the terrorist attacks”stating that Washington “will continue to fully support (its) partners in defending their territory against Houthi attacks.”
The war in Yemen has so far left some 380,000 dead, according to the UNmost as a result of the indirect consequences of the conflict, while several million were forced to flee their homes.
Source: Ambito
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