Houthis Report Attacks on Airports and Aramco Facilities

Targets named by the Houthis

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said that over the past 24 hours, the rebels had attacked airports in Riyadh, Dammam and Najran. He also named oil pumping stations and a pipeline connecting eastern Saudi Arabia with the west. According to his account, Saudi Aramco infrastructure in Yanbu and a refinery in Rabigh on the Red Sea were also targets.

“Rzeczpospolita” reported that the Houthis had also named Najran Airport and an air base in Khamis Mushait. The same article described a Saudi Aramco distribution center in Abha Bulk, above which smoke was reportedly seen after the attack, according to a satellite image caption and information from the military coalition led by Riyadh. “Rzeczpospolita” attributed to the rebels the claim that they had used ballistic missiles and drones and hit all the targets they attacked.

Bankier.pl and RMF24 mentioned the airport in Najran, while “Rzeczpospolita” named Najran and, separately, Najran Airport. The available reports do not explain this discrepancy.

What Saudi authorities confirmed

Reuters, citing Saudi authorities, reported that a missile had been intercepted and its debris had fallen in Medina and Mecca provinces. The debris was found, among other places, in Wadi al-Mughammas, about 5 km from the boundary of Mecca city. The Houthis denied attacking Mecca and Medina.

The authorities’ confirmation concerns the missile and its debris, not strikes on oil facilities. None of the three sources provides confirmed information about damage to Aramco facilities or disruption to their operations.

No confirmed impact on oil exports

Reports of attacks on pumping stations and the pipeline come from the Houthi spokesperson. Bankier.pl, RMF24 and “Rzeczpospolita” do not report any interruptions to facility operations or changes in oil exports. These articles also contain no information that would make it possible to assess the attacks’ impact on fuel prices in Poland.

Sources

• Bankier.pl: Houthis attack Saudi Arabia, targeting airports and oil facilities
• RMF24: Houthis claim to have attacked Saudi airports and Aramco oil facilities
• Rzeczpospolita: Major attack on Saudi Arabia: Houthis strike airports and oil facilities

Article prepared with the help of artificial intelligence based on: Bankier.pl, RMF24, Rzeczpospolita. Facts checked automatically against these sources. The Wiadomości PRO newsroom is responsible for this publication.