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Yahya Saree Says Yemeni Armed Forces Conduct Six Operations Targeting Aramco and Saudi Airports
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Six operations inside Saudi Arabia targeting Aramco facilities, airports, bases in 48 hours. Strikes employed ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
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Six claimed strikes
Yahya Saree, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, announced six qualitative military operations in the past 48 hours using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, framing the strikes as retaliation for what he called Israeli aggression on Yemen and Saudi aggression on Yemen. Saree said the first operation targeted Aramco Co. in Yanbu in two phases and caused large fires at the targeted sites, while the second operation targeted the Shaybah oil field and resulted in an ignition at the targeted sites. Saree said the third operation targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in three phases, and he said the fourth operation targeted Abha International Airport, Saudi enemy radars in Jabal al-Hisn and Jabal al-Rahmah, and Khamis Mushait Air Base in three phases.
Saree said the fifth operation targeted the Saudi naval task force camp and resulted in deaths and injuries among Saudi enemy forces, and he said the sixth operation targeted a Saudi enemy radar in Bir Askar and destroyed the radar. Saree asserted that the Yemeni Armed Forces would continue military operations deep inside Saudi Arabia, maintaining the equation of “a blockade for a blockade” and “an escalation for an escalation” until the aggression stops and the blockade on Yemen is lifted.
Saudi response absent
Yahya Sarea, the military spokesman for the Houthi rebels, claimed on the 19th local time that the group carried out massive retaliatory strikes targeting six key locations in Saudi Arabia, including vital oil facilities and an international airport. Sarea said the strikes hit Aramco facilities in Yanbu in two phases and caused massive fires, and he said the Shaybah oil field was directly struck and its facilities set ablaze. Sarea claimed that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was precisely struck in three phases, and he said Abha International Airport and the area around Khamis Mushait air base were also intensively targeted.
Sarea stated that the attacks completely paralyzed air traffic at Abha Airport, destroyed air force assets, and hit Saudi military radar systems deployed at nearby Jabal al-Hisn and Jabal al-Rahma. The report said Saudi Arabia had not yet confirmed the Houthi attacks, while Sarea vowed to maintain the response formula of “a blockade for a blockade” and “escalation for escalation” and continue operations targeting deep inside the Saudi mainland.
Escalation and wider risks
The Yemeni armed forces said the six operations were carried out in response to what they described as Saudi aggression, which they said launched more than 200 airstrikes in the past 48 hours and brought the total number of Saudi aggression attacks since the beginning of the escalation to more than 2,700 airstrikes and missile attacks. The Yemeni armed forces also said they would continue military operations toward the depth of Saudi Arabia and keep targeting Saudi mobilizations until the aggression stops and the siege on Yemen ends. The report said battles escalated for weeks in several areas in Yemen, and it added a quick update that the strike on Al-’Alam Camp resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, including Saudi officers, according to Colonel Yahya Sari.
Colonel Sari warned people against answering Saudi calls to lure them to the slaughterhouses and treat them as expendable instead of their own unconcerned soldiers. The report also said the International Maritime Organization Secretary General told Fox News that approximately 6,000 seafarers have been stranded near the Strait of Hormuz since hostilities began and called for a halt to transits pending security guarantees.