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Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles at Saudi forces in Jazan

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed they fired two ballistic missiles at Saudi forces in Al-Tuwal, Jazan province, on Friday, along with separate attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and an East-West Pipeline pumping station. The report highlights that Jazan contains a Saudi Aramco refinery with a 400,000 barrels per day capacity, while Riyadh has rerouted 4 million barrels per day of crude oil via the East-West Pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. This reporting focuses on the escalation of Houthi attacks on military and energy infrastructure following their September advancement toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Houthis Jazan Riyadh Saudi Yemen

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Houthis NORP · 6× Jazan GPE · 5× Saudi NORP · 4× Yemen GPE · 4× Riyadh GPE · 2× Al-Tuwal GPE · 1× CAIRO GPE · 1× Iran GPE · 1× Saudi Aramco ORG · 1× Saudi civil defence ORG · 1×

Narrative

Fighting between the Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government has intensified after the Houthis advanced in September towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, across the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz.
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2026-11-10 · The Straits Times
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepts two Houthi missiles fired towards Riyadh · assertive framing
2026-11-14 · The Straits Times
Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles at Saudi forces in Jazan · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles at Saudi forces in Jazan asserted
they → say → Jazan
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Friday they had fired two ballistic missiles at what they described as concentrations of Saudi forces in Al-Tuwal in Jazan province, hours after Saudi civil defence issued an all-clear for the province. asserted
defence → align → province
It was not immediately clear whether the attack claimed by the Houthis was related to the alerts issued by Saudi civil defence in Jazan earlier on Friday. asserted
attack → claim → Friday
Southern Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen, has come under repeated missile and drone attacks by the Houthis on military installations and energy infrastructure, including the Jazan refinery. asserted
which → border → refinery
The group also said in a separate statement that it had attacked Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and a pumping station on Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline. asserted
it → say → Pipeline
With the conflict in the Middle East disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, Riyadh has rerouted about 4 million barrels per day of crude via the East-West Pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, equivalent to about 4% of global supply. asserted
Riyadh → disrupt → supply
Fighting between the Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognised government has intensified after the Houthis advanced in September towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, across the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz. asserted
Houthis → back → Hormuz
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