Houthis report second drone strike on oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia

Houthis report second drone strike on oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia
Houthis report second drone strike on oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia

Repeated strike on East-West infrastructure

The Yemeni organisation Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis and receiving support from Iran, reported a repeated attack using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the East-West oil pipeline within Saudi Arabia.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya al-Sari stated that the target of this attack was Pump Station No. 7 of the pipeline. According to him, as a result of the latest strike, the target was hit by a direct impact.

Previous attacks and coalition response

The previous evening, late at night, a Houthi representative had already announced a series of attacks, which included Pump Station No. 7 of the East-West pipeline, an oil facility in the city of Yanbu, Sharurah Airport, and Khams Mushayt Air Base.

Meanwhile, the official spokesperson for the Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, published a post on social media platform X regarding a UAV attack on the eastern part of the country. According to him, the drone, whose origin is not specified, was intercepted and destroyed.

Strategic significance of the pipeline

The East-West oil pipeline is approximately 1,200 kilometres long. This infrastructure allows Saudi Arabia to export approximately 7 million barrels of oil per day via the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

Context of the conflict in Yemen

The civil war in Yemen has been ongoing since September 2014. It began after Iran-backed Houthis captured the country's capital, Sanaa, and a number of provinces. Since March 2015, the Arab Coalition under Saudi leadership has been providing support to the internationally recognised government of Yemen.

Against the backdrop of intensified fighting between government forces and the Houthis, the latter are carrying out strikes using ballistic missiles and drones on Saudi territory, which they consider responsible for attacks against them.

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