Houthi forces said they launched four waves of attacks. They claimed the first wave struck Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, ARAMCO fuel storage tanks and the Riyadh financial district, causing significant damage. The second wave, they said, hit ARAMCO facilities in Buqayq and sparked fires. The third wave targeted Saudi troop concentrations in eastern Al-Jawf province and the Madghal area of Marib province—forces they said were under the command of Faris al-Shammari—and caused heavy c

2026-11-08

Houthi forces said they launched four waves of attacks. They claimed the first wave struck Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, ARAMCO fuel storage tanks and the Riyadh financial district, causing significant damage. The second wave, they said, hit ARAMCO facilities in Buqayq and sparked fires. The third wave targeted Saudi troop concentrations in eastern Al-Jawf province and the Madghal area of Marib province—forces they said were under the command of Faris al-Shammari—and caused heavy casualties. The fourth wave, they said, struck Saudi troop concentrations in the Mudarabah area of Lahij province, under the command of Badr al-Harbi, also inflicting heavy casualties. These claims have not been independently verified.