The Houthis Announce Targeting "Aramco" in Saudi Arabia.. and the Yemeni Government Launches "General Mobilization"

- The Houthi group in Yemen announced on Saturday that it targeted the "Aramco" oil company in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as part of the escalation between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government forces supported by the kingdom. The military spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, stated in a statement published on social media that they carried out a "qualitative military operation with a number of ballistic missiles and drones targeting the Aramco company" in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, adding that the operation "successfully achieved its goal."

The statement added that the strikes were "accurate and direct, leading to fires at the targeted sites." Saudi Arabia has not yet issued any comment on the Houthi announcement.

For its part, the forces affiliated with the internationally recognized Yemeni government announced on Wednesday the execution of "257 precise targeting operations against military sites, movements, and capabilities of the Houthi terrorist militias backed by the Iranian regime, using warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles, and rocket launchers." According to an official statement, the operations included areas such as "Sanaa, Midi, Baqim, and the fronts of Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, and Lahij, with operational efforts focused on the fronts of Taiz, targeting command and control centers, gatherings, mobilizations, combat reserves, and weapons and ammunition depots, as well as military supply lines and means." The statement published on social media platforms indicated that the operations resulted in "neutralizing at least 700 militia elements, destroying strategic and high-value military targets, and destroying 170 combat means and vehicles."

With the ongoing escalation between the two sides, the Yemeni Ministry of Defense, affiliated with the internationally recognized government, announced the launch of "general mobilization and community alert" as part of the ongoing fighting with the Houthis on various fronts in Yemen. Defense Minister Lieutenant General Taher Al-Aqili stated in remarks reported by the official government news agency Saba that "practical measures are being taken to implement the decision for general mobilization and public alert, activating human mobilization and reserve paths, organizing reception centers, and assigning various entities to begin implementing the tasks assigned to them, each in their respective area."