Yemen's armed forces announce four missile and drone operations against Saudi targets

The spokesman for Yemen's armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a statement on Sunday that the military had carried out four operations using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones, according to Al-Masirah. He described the operations as a response to Saudi military action in Yemen and cited recent casualties, including an incident in a market in Al-Waziyyah and in residential buildings in Bani Hashish that he said resulted in the death and injury of 120 people, most of them women and children.

Saree said the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport, Aramco storage tanks and the financial center in Riyadh. He said the attacks were direct and accurate and caused significant damage to the targeted locations. The second operation, he said, targeted Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, and he stated that the strikes caused fires at the sites.

The third operation, according to Saree, targeted Saudi forces commanded by an officer he identified as Faris Al-Shammari in eastern Al-Jawf province and the city of Madghal in Marib province. He said the operation killed and wounded a large number of personnel. The fourth operation targeted Saudi forces commanded by an officer he identified as Badr Al-Harbi in Al-Mudharebah District in Lahj province, which he said also killed and wounded a large number of personnel.

At the end of his statement, Saree said the Yemeni armed forces would continue military operations deep inside Saudi territory, describing them as retaliation for casualties among Yemenis and as a means of building deterrence. He said the forces would continue what he called the equation of siege against siege and escalation against escalation, and would target gathering centers of Saudi forces until, in his words, the aggression stops and the siege of Yemen ends.

The claims in the statement could not be independently verified. Saudi authorities have not issued an immediate response to the specific operations described. According to Mehr News, citing Al-Masirah, the statement was issued on Sunday and attributed the operations and casualty figures to the Yemeni armed forces spokesman.