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Yemen’s Houthi group said early Monday that it had targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and attacked pumping stations along Saudi Arabia’s East-West crude oil pipeline, Anadolu Agency reported.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on “X” that the group targeted the airport with a ballistic missile. He also said the Houthis carried out drone attacks on crude oil pumping stations along the pipeline.
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense Directorate had earlier announced that the early warning system issued a danger alert for Riyadh. Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the city had been intercepted.
East-West Pipeline carries crude oil to the Red Sea
The East-West Pipeline is one of Saudi Arabia’s main crude oil transport routes. Operated by state-owned oil company “Saudi Aramco”, it runs approximately 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from the Abqaiq area in eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast.
The pipeline lies entirely within Saudi Arabia and carries crude oil from production and processing facilities in the east to refineries and export terminals along the Red Sea. It offers an overland route for transporting oil to the Red Sea without relying on maritime shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen has been in a civil war since September 2014, when the Houthis seized control of the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces. The Saudi-led coalition has supported Yemen’s internationally recognized government since March 2015.
Clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis have intensified in recent months. The group has targeted Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones, accusing the kingdom of being responsible for attacks against it.
