Houthis Claim Massive Strikes on 6 Saudi Targets, Including Aramco Facilities and Riyadh Airport

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced on the 19th (local time) that they have carried out massive retaliatory strikes targeting six key locations in Saudi Arabia, including vital oil facilities, an international airport, and military bases.

Yahya Sarea, the military spokesman for the Houthi rebels, claimed, "In retaliation for Saudi Arabia's brutal aggression that launched over 200 airstrikes on the capital Sanaa and other areas over the past 48 hours, we successfully conducted six high-intensity military operations using multiple ballistic and cruise missiles and drones."

The major targets that the rebels claimed to have successfully hit include multiple facilities of Aramco, the state-owned oil giant and the backbone of the Saudi economy.

Sarea stated that Aramco facilities located in Yanbu, a key oil export port city on Saudi Arabia's western Red Sea coast, were precisely struck in two phases, causing massive fires.

He added that the Shaybah oil field, a massive oil production complex located in the Rub al-Khali desert near the United Arab Emirates border in eastern Saudi Arabia, was also directly struck and its facilities set ablaze.

The Houthis also claimed all-around attacks on major Saudi gateways and key military strongholds near the Yemeni border.

Sarea emphasized that King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh was precisely struck in three phases, and that Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir Province near the Yemeni border, as well as the area around the Khamis Mushait air base—which has served as a key launching pad for airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition—were also intensively targeted.

Sarea claimed that these attacks completely paralyzed air traffic at Abha Airport, destroyed air force assets, and also hit Saudi military radar systems deployed at nearby Jabal al-Hisn and Jabal al-Rahma.

In addition, the Houthi rebels stated that they precision-struck a Saudi naval task force, causing numerous casualties among Saudi troops, and directly hit and completely destroyed a Saudi military radar in Bir Askar near the border.

Raising his voice, Sarea stated, "We will strictly maintain our response formula of 'a blockade for a blockade' and 'escalation for escalation.' We will retaliate with broader and harsher strikes and continue operations targeting deep inside the Saudi mainland."

Saudi Arabia has not yet confirmed the Houthi attacks.
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