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Yemeni Drones Strike Saudi Aramco Site Again, Testing Kingdom’s Energy Defenses

Yemen’s armed forces say they hit Saudi Aramco’s Jizan refinery with two explosive drones, the third reported strike on key Saudi energy infrastructure in recent weeks. Riyadh’s energy lifelines and southern cities find themselves back in the blast radius of a grinding conflict that never fully stopped. The article explains what was targeted, why it matters for Saudi security, and how the drone war is evolving.

Saudi Arabia’s refinery belt along the Red Sea is once again in the firing line. On 13 August, a Yemeni military source said the country’s armed forces had launched two explosive drones at facilities belonging to energy giant Aramco in the coastal city of Jizan, describing the strike as retaliation for Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace. If confirmed, it would be the third recent attack on what the group calls Saudi "vital" infrastructure. The Yemeni side claimed the drones were "suicide" systems directed against refinery installations, and framed the operation as a direct response to what it termed enemy drone intrusions over the northern provinces of Saada and Hajjah.…

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