Attack with ballistic missiles against its eastern region Of Saudi Arabia, where large oil fields are located, was prevented yesterday Saturday, the military alliance under Riyadh, which was involved in the 2015 war in Yemen against the Shiite Houthi rebels, who are considered close to Iran, was announced, according to Saudi state media.
A rocket was intercepted and destroyed over the city of Dammam, according to a source close to the coalition who asked not to be named and posts of city residents on social networking sites.
Fragments of the rocket fell in the city, injuring two children, while 14 houses were slightly damaged., the state news agency SPA reported, citing the Ministry of Defense.
The alliance blamed the Houthis. No Shiite insurgents have claimed responsibility so far.
He also mentioned that intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired against Jazan and Najran (south) and shot down three remote-controlled drones (UAVs) with explosive devices and they flew to the kingdom.
Oil facilities in Saudi Arabia have been repeatedly attacked by the Houthis. In September 2019, two ARAMCO plants in the eastern part of the country were hit, with the result that for a while the kingdom’s oil production was reduced by half.
According to Saudi state television Al Ihbariya, the alliance has pledged to take “strict measures” to protect civilians.
The new attacks were recorded four days later against the Abha airport (south) with UAVs that resulted in 8 people being injured and also attributed by the Saudi state media to the Houthis. It was also a few hours after the new UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, took office.
Leading a military alliance of predominantly Sunni Gulf monarchies, Saudi Arabia intervened in the conflict in Yemen on the side of the internationally recognized government and against the Houthis in late March 2015.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in this war and millions more have been displaced. What the UN calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world is unfolding in Yemen.
The Houthis, who continue to control most of the north and the capital Sanaa, are demanding an end to their country’s air and naval blockade before negotiating a ceasefire.
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