Saudi Aramco Refinery Fire: Houthis Claim Drone Attack In Jazan

Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday claimed it launched a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement posted on X that a drone struck the refinery in what he described as a precise attack.

Saree said the operation was carried out in retaliation for alleged Saudi drone incursions into the airspace of Saada and Hajjah, two Houthi-held provinces in northern Yemen along the Saudi border, Xinhua News Agency reported.

تمكنت القوات المسلحة اليمنية بفضل الله من استهداف مصفاة أرامكو في جيزان بطائرة مسيرة وكانت الإصابة دقيقة.
يأتي هذا الاستهداف ردا على اختراق العدو السعودي بمسيراته أجواء محافظتي صعدة وحجة.

— العميد يحيى سريع (@Yahya_Saree) August 9, 2026

The Houthis did not provide evidence of the alleged attack or details regarding possible damage or casualties.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said industrial security firefighting teams of Saudi Aramco had extinguished a fire at one of the facilities of the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, with no injuries reported.

The Ministry further said the fire broke out early in the day and that relevant authorities were completing necessary procedures to address the incident. It did not specify the cause of the fire.

The latest claim comes amid escalating tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.

On July 20, the Houthis announced a maritime ban on Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea, citing an alleged Saudi blockade of Houthi-held areas.

The group has claimed multiple attacks on Saudi-linked vessels, energy sites and airports, while the Saudi-led coalition has resumed limited airstrikes on key Houthi military targets in Yemen.

Yemen has faced conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized control of much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.

Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.

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