Houthi rebels launch wide-scale drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for drone attacks on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.

The Houthi-run Al-Masirah news agency reported that Houthi rebels successfully conducted a “large-scale” operation involving 10 drones that targeted the largest oil processing facility in the world at Abqaiq and an oil field at Khurais, citing a quote from a Yemen armed forces representative.

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