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After the attack, smoke was seen rising from the building of oil company Aramco in Riyadh.
A missile attack took place in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Sunday. Due to this, the building of oil company Aramco has been damaged.
The attack has been blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Saudi Army said that 2 ballistic and 2 cruise missiles fired towards Riyadh have been intercepted.
According to Saudi, Aramco’s building has suffered minor damage. The Houthis have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack on the Aramco building, but had talked about revenge after two consecutive airstrikes in Sanaa.
The Aramco building that was attacked is located in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh.
Danger alert was issued in Riyadh
Saudi Civil Defense had issued an alert regarding the possible threat in Riyadh. In the video surfaced on social media, glass windows of several floors of the Aramco building are seen broken.
Some people have also seen an ambulance arriving at the spot. However, Saudi says that no one has died due to the attack and no one has been injured.
More than 60 people were killed in the airstrike in Yemen
A day before the missile attack on Riyadh, there was news of Saudi Arabia’s air strikes in Yemen. The Houthis claimed at least 33 people were killed in the attacks near the capital Sanaa. Women and children were also among the dead.
Before this, on November 6, a market in Yemen’s Taiz province was also attacked, in which, according to Houthi officials, 30 people were killed. The Houthis had blamed Saudi for this also.
Houthi spokesman Mahdi al-Mashat on Saturday threatened Saudi Arabia, saying attacks against the people of Yemen would be avenged.
The Houthis say that as long as Saudi Arabia continues air strikes and blockade of areas under their control, they will also continue to launch missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV released images of the attack in Sanaa.
Stopping missiles becomes a challenge for Saudi Arabia
According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia spent about Rs 7.8 lakh crore on defense last year. It is among the 10 highest defense spending countries in the world.
Saudi Arabia has modern air defense systems like America’s fighter planes, Patriot and THAAD. Apart from this, he has also purchased weapons from France and Britain.
Despite this, it is becoming difficult for Saudi Arabia to protect its large area and important bases. He is in danger from three directions. Iran in the east, Iran-backed fighters operating in Iraq in the north and Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the south.
Houthis are now using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and long-range drones together. This is increasing pressure on Saudi Arabia’s air defense system. The Saudi army is successful in intercepting many missiles and drones, but some attacks cross its security cordon.
More than 1,600 people have died so far in the conflict
Fighting started again in July between Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen. According to the United Nations, since then more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 3 lakh people have had to leave their homes.
Saudi Arabia is supporting the Yemeni government forces in this fight. Since July, it has also been carrying out air strikes on Houthi positions. In response, Houthi rebels are also attacking Saudi Arabia.
The conflict between Saudi and Houthis started in 2015
Houthis in Yemen captured the capital Sanaa in 2014. After this, in 2015, Saudi Arabia along with many countries started a military campaign against them. Saudi Arabia wanted the internationally recognized government of Yemen to come back to power and the Houthi occupation to end.
Despite several years of airstrikes, the Saudi coalition could not completely push back the Houthis. The Houthis still control large parts of Yemen. Due to this conflict, tension remains constant between Saudi Arabia and Houthis.
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