Houthis Launch Two Military Operations Targeting Riyadh and Saudi Aramco

The Houthi armed group, which currently controls northern Yemen, announced on Saturday (19/09/2026) that it had launched two military operations targeting several sites in Saudi Arabia. The attacks targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as well as oil processing facilities operated by the state-owned company, Aramco, in the western region of the country.

“The first military operation was directed at strategic facilities in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and the second operation targeted Aramco facilities in Yanbu,” stated Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree via the Telegram messaging application.

Previously, several media outlets also reported a large fire at a fuel storage facility near an airport in Riyadh.