Houthi cruise missile attack on Jeddah · 4 March 2021
Yemen's Houthis claim missile strike on Saudi Aramco plant in Jeddah
- Date
- 4 March 2021 · 20 Rajab 1442 AH
- Place
- Jeddah
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (7 reports in all)
- Yemen’s Houthis say they fired missile at Saudi Aramco site
“Houthi rebels said they fired a missile at an oil facility owned by Saudi Aramco in the Red Sea city of Jeddah – the latest in a series of cross-border missile and drone strikes the Yemeni group has claimed against the…”
- Yemen's Houthis claim missile strike on Saudi Aramco plant in Jeddah
- After the disclosure of contacts they held with the Americans.. the Houthis target Saudi Arabia again and Riyadh confirms repelling two attacksبعد الكشف عن اتصالات أجروها مع الأميركيين.. الحوثيون يستهدفون السعودية مجددا والرياض تؤكد صد هجومين (machine translation)
“The Houthi group announced that it bombed today (Thursday) an Aramco facility and a military base in Saudi Arabia, while Riyadh confirmed it repelled two Houthi attacks. This development comes after the Houthis revealed indirect talks they held with American officials.…”
- Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities
“Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, attacking a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura in an assault the kingdom said was aimed at the security and…”
- What is behind the rise in Saudi-Houthi tit-for-tat attacks?
“Yemen’s Houthi movement and Saudi Arabia have been engaged in tit-for-tat attacks for years, with the Iran-aligned rebels intensifying missile and drone attacks in the past several weeks. On Monday, the Houthis targeted…”
- Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Aramco facility
“The situation in Yemen is increasingly complex, with tensions escalating in a context where diplomatic efforts to reach a peace agreement are the order of the day. It is usual that just before a ceasefire agreement or a…”
- Attack on Saudi facilities sends oil prices surging
“Attack on Saudi facilities sends oil prices surging Brent crude futures surged above $70 a barrel for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, while U.S. crude touched its highest in more than two years,…”