Houthis Claim Drone Strike On Aramco Jazan Refinery, Hit Yemen Government Port
On Sunday, August 9, 2026, Yemen's Houthi movement said it struck the Aramco refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, with a drone, and Saudi officials reported a fire with no casualties.[1]
Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said the fire broke out early Sunday at the Jazan Aramco facility, caused no casualties and was extinguished, and the ministry did not attribute a cause.[1] Yemeni government official Fayed al-Noman said Houthis also struck the government-held port of Mocha on the Red Sea with missiles and drones.[1]
Since the 2022 truce, Houthi forces have launched repeated missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory and Red Sea shipping, increasing fears that the broader conflict could flare again.[1]
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- On Sunday, August 9, 2026, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed a drone attack on an Aramco refinery in Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire broke out early Sunday at a Jazan Aramco facility, caused no casualties, and was extinguished, without attributing a cause.
- Yemeni government official Fayed al-Noman said Houthis also struck Mocha port on the Red Sea with missiles and drones; the port is a key hub for the internationally recognized government.
- The attacks follow a series of Houthi missile and drone strikes on Saudi territory and Red Sea shipping since the 2022 truce, raising fears of a wider conflict resurgence.
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