Yemen conflict widens: Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airport, air base and Aramco sites

Drones and ballistic missiles at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. (GIF: @theinformant_x) Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on September 8 that they had launched missiles and drones at Abha International Airport, King Khalid air base and Aramco facilities in Abha and Jizan.“Yemeni drones and missiles pound the Saudi enemy,” Houthi media outlet Ansarollah said on Telegram. Another Ansarollah post named the airport, military base and oil facilities among the targets.Houthi attacks follow September 7 escalationThe Saudi-led coalition said on September 7 that 73 people were injured in Houthi attacks on civilian and economic sites. The attacks affected Abha, Khamis Mushait, Najran and Jazan, and the coalition said it would respond firmly, according to Reuters.On the same day, the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of air strikes and cruise missile attacks in Jawf, Al-Bayda, Marib and Taiz. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the alleged Saudi attacks “will not go unanswered or unpunished”. Saudi Arabia did not publicly confirm the Houthi allegations.One of the alleged Saudi strikes hit a prison in Al-Hazm, Jawf province, a...