
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for an attack with ballistic missiles and drones against plants of the Saudi company Aramco in Riyadh and Khurais, declaring that the operations successfully hit the intended targets.
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The Houthis are a Yemeni militant group involved in a multi-year conflict against the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.
The military spokesman of the Yemeni Houthis, Yahya Saree, said that the group launched an attack with ballistic missiles and drones against plants of the Saudi energy giant Aramco, located in the capital Riyadh and in the Khurais area - rich in oil fields - in the eastern part of the Kingdom.
“Both operations successfully achieved their objectives,” the spokesperson said in a note published on X. “The attacks were precise and caused large fires at the affected sites,” the note continues.

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