Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit

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Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed to continue attacking Saudi Arabian airports and oil facilities following their missile strikes on Tuesday that targeted the headquarters of Saudi Aramco and other sites, including King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh. The group claims these attacks are retaliation for Saudi Arabia’s support of Yemeni government forces during the ongoing conflict in Yemen, which escalated after US-Iran tensions increased in the Gulf region. On Wednesday, Saudi-led coalition forces reported intercepting a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh, while loud explosions were heard but their cause was not immediately clear or officially confirmed by authorities.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed on October 14 to continue attacking Saudi Arabia’s airports and oil facilities after hitting the headquarters of Saudi Aramco the previous day. The Iran-aligned group claimed they launched multiple attacks using missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has faced increasing Houthi strikes over the past week, including an attack on Riyadh airport on October 8 that killed 13 people. The Houthis justify their actions as retaliation for Saudi support of Yemeni government forces in the ongoing conflict, which was reignited by tensions between the US and Iran in the Gulf region. The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis but did not specify when this occurred.

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Houthis RIYADH Saudi Saudi Arabia Yemen

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RIYADH GPE · 7× Saudi NORP · 7× Houthis NORP · 6× Saudi Arabia GPE · 5× Yemen GPE · 5× Aramco ORG · 4× Saudi Aramco ORG · 3× Dhahran GPE · 2× Iran GPE · 2× Reuters ORG · 2×

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The Iran-aligned group said it had launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco facilities in the eastern city of Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh, without saying when.
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Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit · assertive framing

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Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit RIYADH, Oct 14 - asserted
HQ → vow → airports
Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and said they struck the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco, which was hit the day before. asserted
which → vow → Aramco
The Iran-aligned group said it had launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco facilities in the eastern city of Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh, without saying when. asserted
it → align → when
Saudi Arabia has faced widening Houthi strikes over the past week, including an attack on Riyadh airport on Saturday that killed 13 people. asserted
that → face → people
The Houthis say they have been retaliating for the kingdom's backing of Yemeni government forces in the Yemen war that restarted last month, reignited by the US-Iran confrontation in the Gulf. asserted
that → say → Gulf
SAUDI-LED FORCES SAY THEY INTERCEPT MISSILE asserted
THEY → lead → MISSILE
In a broad threat, the Houthis urged "international shipping companies", civilians and workers to evacuate airports and oil facilities, which they declared legitimate military targets. asserted
they → urge → airports
The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh on Wednesday, and several loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. asserted
booms → lead → capital
Saudi authorities earlier issued an alert for a possible aerial threat in Riyadh on Wednesday before the warning was lifted, a witness said. asserted
witness → issue → Wednesday
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the booms and there was no immediate comment from the authorities on their source. asserted
what → cause → source
The escalating conflict has dealt a blow to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plans to transform and diversify the Saudi economy and reduce its reliance on oil. asserted
conflict → escalate → oil
The Saudi Energy Ministry said Tuesday's attack on the headquarters of Saudi Aramco had caused a limited fire and no injuries or deaths. asserted
attack → say → fire
The Dhahran complex hosts a major operations centre for Aramco, which oversees a vast network of onshore and offshore oil rigs, pipelines, refineries and export terminals. asserted
which → host → rigs
A company source told Reuters earlier that a ballistic missile hit the Aramco headquarters complex. asserted
missile → tell → complex
The source said an office tower in the complex was struck and that its top three floors were damaged. asserted
floors → say → complex
Riyadh’s international airport has come under attack four times, including Saturday's attack which was the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in a decade. asserted
which → come → decade
Authorities have closed the airport until October 17, and airlines have canceled flights to Saudi Arabia. asserted
airlines → close → Arabia
Fearing the rise of Iranian influence and the prospect of chaos on its borders, Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen's civil war in support of the government in 2015 after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa. asserted
Houthis → fear → capital
The UN brokered a 2022 truce between the warring sides in Yemen that kept a fragile peace until this year. asserted
that → broker → year
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