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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi oil facility, Yemeni port

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 3 developments

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday struck a government-held port on the country’s Red Sea coast, killing several people and deepening fears over threats to strategic Middle East shipping routes and a potential return to civil war.

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  1. Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including a child, injured near Yemen border

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Yemen's Houthis escalate deadly attacks on Saudi-backed troops

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. Newest

    Houthis claim attacks on Saudi oil facility, Yemeni port

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. Seattle Times

    Houthi rebel attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces, officials say (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Houthi rebels have launched attacks in central and eastern Yemen, killing at least 30 government troops and wounding 50 others.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Houthi attacks on Yemeni government forces kill at least 30 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Attacks are deadliest for years in Yemen's conflict between Houthis and government forces.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Houthis launch deadly attacks on Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Yemen's Houthis say they launched drones and ballistic missiles in Marib and Hadramout.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: Medical sources (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The rebels have stepped up their attacks against their Saudi-backed foes since last month, adding to the regional turmoil after the U.S.-Iran war erupted Feb. 28.

  5. France 24

    Houthi rebels kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least 38 members of the Yemeni government forces were killed Thursday in drone and missile attacks carried out by Houthi rebels, according to medical sources. The Iran-backed Houthis claimed the attacks were in retaliation for what they described as a recent military buildup supported by Saudi Ar…

  6. Local News 8

    Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen.

  7. Jonesboro Sun

    Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including a child, injured near Yemen border (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Saudi military confirmed the attacks and said they took place in the southern region of Najran, near…

  8. End Time Headlines

    Houthis carry out attack on Saudi Arabia wounding 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat (opens End Time Headlines)

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    Saudi Arabia is bracing for what a senior official described as imminent coordinated attacks from both its northern and southern borders, raising urgent alarms across the kingdom as regional tensions intensify.

  9. The Times of Israel

    Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Senior Saudi cites intel showing Houthis and Iraqi militias under IRGC supervision could soon launch coordinated attack on Saudi civilian energy infrastructure and ports

  10. Al-Monitor

    Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country's civil war in four years. The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels…

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Houthi attack wounds 11 in Saudi Arabia (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Shelling by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis has left 11 civilians injured in southern Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are due to sign a joint defense deal. Follow DW for the latest.

  12. Oil Price

    Oil Prices Jump as Houthi Attacks Raise Saudi Supply Risks (opens Oil Price)

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    The Yemeni Houthis have struck Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Najran in the latest flare-up of Middle Eastern hostilities, killing 11 civilians, Reuters has reported, citing a spokesman for the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that fights the Houthis in Yemen.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have increased since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

  14. CBS News

    Yemen's Houthis escalate deadly attacks on Saudi-backed troops (opens CBS News)

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    Yemen's Houthi rebels launch fresh attacks on Saudi-backed government troops, says Yemeni state media, as Cruz says Trump must seek "regime collapse."

  15. Al Jazeera

    Houthi attacks on gov’t forces hint that a major battle in Yemen is brewing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Houthis' expansion of cross-border attacks means an even bloodier war may be imminent, analysts say.

  16. France 24

    Houthi attacks kill at least 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib (opens France 24)

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    At least eight members of Yemeni government forces and two civilians were killed Friday in new attacks by Houthi rebels in an oil-rich province.

  17. The Times of Israel

    Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Tensions surrounding war with Iran threaten 2022 truce between Tehran-backed rebels and Saudi-backed government forces; Riyadh says attacks on strategic Marib province a 'red line'

  18. The Republic

    Yemen attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news (opens The Republic)

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    The UAE said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, Yemen’s military has attacked Houthi rebels as the United Nations warns that fighting could escalate, and Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval in parliament. Here’s a look at developments across the Middle East on Saturday.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Iran war: Houthis claim attack on Saudi oil facility (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels said their strike was in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemeni airspace. Follow DW for more.

  20. Just the News

    Yemen's Houthis strike Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia: report (opens Just the News)

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    A spokesperson for the Houthis said the Aramco refinery was attacked with a drone

  21. The Republic

    Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news (opens The Republic)

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    Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked an oil facility Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S.

  22. Al-Monitor

    Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Aug 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

  23. Al-Monitor

    Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery, fire extinguished (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Aug 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The Saudi energy ministry said a fire had broken out at the refinery that was later extinguished, without saying w…

  24. Jonesboro Sun

    Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facility and Yemeni port, and other Mideast news (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Yemen’s Houthis have attacked an oil facility in southwestern Saudi Arabia. They also targeted a crucial port on the Red Sea. The attacks on Sunday are part of ongoing tensions involving strategic waterways. A Houthi spokesperson said the attacks were…

  25. Washington Times

    Houthis claim attacks on Saudi oil facility and Yemeni port, and other Mideast news (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday struck a government-held port on the country's Red Sea coast, killing several people and deepening fears over threats to strategic Middle East shipping routes and a potential return to civil war.

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