Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Yanbu · 21 February 2020
Yemen rebels claim attacks on Saudi Aramco
- Date
- 21 February 2020 · 27 Jumada al-Akhirah 1441 AH
- Place
- Yanbu
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile, Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (3 reports in all)
- Yemen rebels claim attacks on Saudi Aramco
“Yemen's Iran-linked rebels on Friday said they had attacked "sensitive targets" and that "they had hit their objectives with high precision." The targets were Aramco oil facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia. However,…”
- Houthis confirm hitting Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh accuses them of not being seriousالحوثيون يؤكدون إصابة منشآت أرامكو بالسعودية والرياض تتهمهم بعدم الجدية (machine translation)
“Yahya Saree, the Houthis' military spokesman, said the group bombed sites deep inside Saudi Arabia, including facilities of the Aramco company in the city of Yanbu, with missiles and drones, which Riyadh considered an indication of the Houthis' "lack of seriousness" in reaching…”
- Yemen’s Houthis Launch Fresh Missile and Drone Attacks on Saudi State Oil Facilities
“Al-JAWF, YEMEN — Yemen’s Houthi-allied armed forces launched an attack on vital facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco inside the Kingdom’s western province of Madinah, situated about 165 kilometers west of the city of…”