Symbolic imageHouthi missiles damage Aramco tower in Riyadh as Saudi strikes hit near Sanaa
Houthi missiles damaged the Aramco Tower in Riyadh on Sunday. Houthi authorities say Saudi strikes near Sanaa killed dozens.
Windows were blown out across several floors of the Aramco Tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District on Sunday, 8 November. Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said debris from an attempted attack caused limited damage and no injuries, without naming a culprit, while the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two Houthi missiles over the city. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the attack and said the group also hit Riyadh's airport, which Saudi authorities have not confirmed. The coalition said it destroyed Houthi missile launchers in Saada and Sanaa.
Deadly strikes near Sanaa
The Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi airstrikes on Bani Hushaysh, east of Sanaa, on Saturday killed at least 33 people, including 13 children, and wounded 39. By Sunday it put the toll at at least 40. Reuters could not verify the account, and Saudi authorities said they were investigating.
Syrian personnel for Saudi Arabia
Reuters reported on Friday, citing two Syrian military sources and a senior US official, that Syria has sent a limited number of military personnel to advise and train Saudi forces, days after both countries signed a defense agreement. The Syrian sources spoke of dozens of personnel; Damascus calls the deployment small and narrowly focused.