Yemenupdated 31m ago2 min read
Saudi Arabia Airstrike Kills Three in Yemen’s Nihm District, Houthi-Controlled Al-Masirah Says
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Al-Masirah reports three dead, nine wounded in Nihm airstrike; other outlets cite lower tolls. Strike hit a house in Nihm district, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.
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Saudi strikes in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s alleged airstrike in Yemen’s Nihm district in Sanaa killed three people and wounded nine others, according to the Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah television network. Al-Masirah aired images showing damage to a house after the presumed airstrike in the Nihm district, in Sanaa.
Huthi Health Ministry spokesperson Anis Alasbahi reported on social media that up to four attacks were carried out by the coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia, with the deadliest occurring in Az Zaazi in Taiz Province. Alasbahi said one person died and four others were wounded, including a boy and a girl, after a private residence was hit in Az Zaazi, and he warned the other two injured were in critical condition and admitted to a hospital.
Houthi claims and coalition
General Yahya Saree reported more than 2,900 air and missile attacks by the Saudis in the last 100 days, and he said the escalation left more than 562 victims, mostly women and children. The Legitimate Support Coalition in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a drone aircraft in the Saudi capital Riyadh, while the Houthi spokesperson said the group carried out four military operations against Saudi Arabia in the past 48 hours.
The Houthi spokesperson said the operations targeted a Ministry of Defense building, an international airport in Dammam, and an Aramco facility in the Yanbu region, and the spokesperson also said ballistic missiles and drones were used. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said the number of fatalities from the attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam rose to two, one Saudi citizen and one Indian resident, with eight others injured.
Regional spillover and risk
Saudi Arabia strengthened its defenses as bombardments against Houthi positions south of Taiz in the Al Maafer district coincided with new drone interceptions in Saudi Arabia. The coalition led by Riyadh announced the destruction of four aircraft over the Eastern Province, a region described as strategic for the global oil industry.
The La Vanguardia account said the Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on the Ministry of Defense, the Yanbu refinery, and several airports in Saudi Arabia, and it described four high-level military operations over the last 48 hours using ballistic missiles and drones. The same La Vanguardia account said the Yanbu refinery case was especially worrying for global economic prospects, and it stated that Brent crude was around 112 dollars per barrel.