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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
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Yemen
Country in West Asia
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Including the Socotra Archipelago, mainland Yemen is located in southern Arabia; bordering Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Houthi insurgency
2004–2014 political-religious armed movement escalating into the Yemeni Civil War
The Houthi insurgency, also known as the Sa'dah Wars, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis that began in northern Yemen and has since escalated into a full-scale civil war. The conflict was sparked in 2004 by the government's attempt to arrest Hussein al-Houthi, a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abqaiq–Khurais attack
Drone attack on Saudi oil processing facilities
On 14 September 2019, drones were used to attack oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais (خريص) in eastern Saudi Arabia. The facilities were operated by Saudi Aramco, the country's state-owned oil company. The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility, tying it to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saudi Arabia
Muslim country in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 14
Day of the year
September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)