On Saturday, the Houthi movement in Yemen announced that it had successfully targeted an Aramco facility located in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthi group, stated that the operation was carried out using a combination of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

While the Houthi group has claimed the attack, independent confirmation of the specific facility hit or the extent of the damage remains limited. An AFP journalist present in the area reported observing smoke and flames emanating from an oil facility south of Riyadh shortly after the claims were made. The site in question is part of the infrastructure belonging to Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil giant.

This incident marks a continuation of the ongoing regional conflict, where Houthi forces have frequently targeted Saudi Arabian infrastructure in response to the Saudi-led coalition's involvement in the Yemeni civil war. Saudi authorities have not yet released a detailed official statement regarding the specific nature of the damage or the success of their air defense systems in intercepting the incoming projectiles. The lack of immediate official confirmation from the Saudi government creates a disparity between the Houthi claims of a successful strike and the limited visual evidence provided by independent observers on the ground.