SANAA: Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Wednesday that they had carried out attacks against a Saudi airbase in Khamis Mushait and Saudi Aramco facilities in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced the operations, identifying the two Saudi locations as targets of the group’s latest military action.
However, Saudi Arabia had not confirmed either attack at the time of the announcement, leaving details about the strikes and their possible impact unclear.
The Houthi statement also did not provide independently verified information about casualties or damage at either location.
Houthis Identify Military and Energy Targets
According to Saree, the group targeted an airbase in Khamis Mushait, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Moreover, he said Houthi forces attacked Aramco facilities in Yanbu, a strategically important Saudi energy hub on the Red Sea coast.
The claims come amid heightened military tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, with the Yemeni group increasingly highlighting Saudi military and energy infrastructure as targets of its operations.
Nevertheless, independent confirmation of Wednesday’s claimed strikes was not immediately available.
Saudi Arabia Yet to Confirm Reported Attacks
Saudi authorities had not issued confirmation of attacks on either Khamis Mushait or Yanbu when the Houthi statement emerged.
Consequently, the type of weapons reportedly used, whether Saudi air defences responded and whether the operations caused physical damage remain unclear.
No confirmed information about casualties was immediately available either.
The latest claims add to concerns surrounding the renewed confrontation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia as tensions continue across Yemen and the wider Red Sea region.
Further statements from Saudi authorities or other independently verifiable information could provide additional details about the reported attacks and their consequences.
This is a developing story.
