Saudi Arabia-Houthis Attack/Oil Facility
Saudi Arabia-Houthis Attack/Oil Facility
Dateline : Oct 3, 2026/File
Location : Saudi Arabia;Yemen
Duration : 1'10
FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - April 8, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National flag of Saudi Arabia
FILE: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Aerial shot of Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF)
FILE: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities
4. Gas flaring
5. Various of Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities
FILE: Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Warning sign, facilities at oil refinery
7. Various of oil processing facilities, workers
FILE: Yemen - March 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of cityscape, national flag of Yemen
FILE: Sanaa, Yemen - July 9, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. National flag of Yemen
FILE: Sanaa, Yemen - March 26, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of traffic
Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday it launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, in retaliation for what it described as intensified Saudi air and missile strikes on Yemen.
In a statement broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military Spokesman Yahya Sarea claimed the attack achieved its objective, with "direct hits" setting fire to the targeted sites.
He said the attack was in response to what the Houthis described as Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa and other Houthi-controlled areas earlier in the day.
In a separate statement on Saturday, Sarea said 60 air and missile strikes had hit Yemen over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of such attacks since the latest escalation began to 1,410.
The Houthi official vowed that the group would continue its strategy of "blockade for blockade" and "escalation for escalation" until Saudi Arabia halts its air campaigns and lifts restrictions on ports and airports in Houthi-held territories.
Tensions between Houthis and Saudi Arabia intensified after the group announced a ban on Saudi-linked vessels entering Houthi-controlled Red Sea ports on July 20, followed by an escalation in cross-border missile and drone attacks and airstrikes.
The confrontation widened further in September amid the fighting between Houthis and the Yemeni government forces, largely backed by Saudi Arabia. The Houthis captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha on Sept 10 and the strategically located Mayyun Island a day later.
The Yemeni government said on Sept 11 that the Houthi forces had taken control of the entire western coast of the country and pushed their offensive to the southern province of Rahji.
Yemen's conflict began in late 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
ID : 8502108
Published : 2026-10-04 11:22
Last Modified : 2026-10-04 16:15:22
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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