Fri 19 March 2021:
The Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northeast on Friday conducted six attacks on facilities belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company in Riyadh with drones, Houthi military spokesman Yahia Saria said.
Drones targeted an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh Friday morning, causing a fire which was brought under control, a Ministry of Energy official said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The source also said there were no injuries reported, adding that the attack did not affect the oil supply nor its derivatives.
“The Kingdom asserts that such acts of terrorism and sabotage, repeatedly committed against vital installations and civilian… do not target the Kingdom alone, but more broadly the security and stability of energy supply to the world, as well as the global economy,” the source said, according to SPA.
“We are announcing a military operation on the sixth day of the Muslim month of Shaaban, as a result [of this operation] we hit Saudi Aramco targets with six drones and we hit targets with extreme precision,” Saria told the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah news channel.
Last Month USPresident Joe Biden announced that the US would end its support for the Saudi-backed offensive operations in Yemen, including a freeze on arms sales to the Kingdom, but stressed that the US would continue to support the Kingdom, as it continues to face attacks on its soil.
Two weeks before stepping down, President Trump, designated Houthis as a terrorist group.
Announcing the reversal of the designation, Antony Blinken said: “We have listened to warnings from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, and bipartisan members of Congress, among others, that the designations could have a devastating impact on Yemenis’ access to basic commodities like food and fuel…By focusing on alleviating the humanitarian situation in Yemen, we hope the Yemeni parties can also focus on engaging in dialogue.”
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