Houthis claim drone strikes on Saudi airport and Aramco site in Najran

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Thursday, August 20, for two drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabia, hitting a site at Najran airport and an Aramco facility in the kingdom's southern Najran region near the Yemeni border. The attacks mark a significant escalation in hostilities amid a broader regional conflict.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced the operations in a statement on social media, saying the first drone targeted a "sensitive" site at Najran Airport while the second struck an unspecified facility belonging to Saudi state oil giant Aramco. Saree claimed both attacks achieved their objectives. He stated the strikes were a response to alleged Saudi drone incursions over the northern Yemeni province of Saada, a Houthi stronghold. There was no immediate confirmation of damage or casualties from Saudi authorities or Aramco.

The claims came hours after a warning from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi said Saudi Arabia would be unable to contain the Houthis as the conflict intensifies. This warning underscored the deepening links between Yemen's civil war and the wider Middle East...