The Houthi movement has reportedly struck facilities of Saudi state oil giant Aramco in the Jazan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia, igniting a large fire. The attack was reported Thursday evening by a source tracking the front. Saudi authorities have not yet commented, and there was no immediate independent confirmation.
A single-source report Thursday evening described a Houthi attack on Aramco facilities in the Jazan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia, with a 'large fire' reported at the scene. The attack, if confirmed, would be the latest in an ongoing Houthi campaign against Saudi energy infrastructure. As The Zioneer has recorded, the Houthis have targeted Aramco's Abqaiq processing plant (July 27) and the Jazan port (July 25) since ending their ceasefire with Riyadh in late July. Saudi authorities had not publicly addressed the reported strike as of Thursday night, and independent verification is pending.
3 developments
- DevelopingHouthis reportedly bomb Saudi port, air base, and Aramco facilities in coordinated strikes
- StrongNASA satellite data confirms large-scale Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
- StrongNASA satellite data detects fire at Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery after Houthi strikes
- ConfirmedSaudi Aramco's Jazan refinery shut, repairs expected by August 15 after Houthi strike
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