Ansarullah Targets Saudi Refinery, Announces «Beyond Riyadh» Stage
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Yemeni Ansarullah revolutionaries launched a retaliatory ballistic missile operation on a Saudi oil facility in the kingdom's western Yanbu province.
According to the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network on Saturday, Yemeni forces used a Scud-type Burkan-H2 [Volcano-2] in the operation.
The Rocketry Force in the Yemeni army and popular committees announced on Sunday the start of "Beyond Riyadh" stage, after targeting the refineries of Yanbu oil province with long-range ballistic missile.
In its statement, the rocketry force confirmed that the refineries in Saudi Arabia have become a military target and demanded that foreign companies should pack and leave.
"Oil refineries have become a military target. Our advice to foreign companies working for the alliance to pack their bags and leave."
It pointed out that the targeting of Yanbu refineries comes in response to the slaughter of prisoners by the forces loyal to the Saudi-led coalition in the directorate of western Taiz, warning the coalition against compromising the dignity of prisoners.
The force further stressed that its operations will "continue to escalate in response to continued aggression and siege," according to the text of the statement.
Meanwhile, the director of the global relief foundation Care International called on Saudi Arabia to remove its blockade on Yemen.Wolfgang Jamann made the announcement during a five-day trip to the impoverished country.
"We are now in the 21st century and the current situation is an absolute shame on humanity," he said.
He said that the situation in the war-torn country is much worse than expected.
"60 percent of the country is food insecure and over half the population is unable [to access] safe drinking water. Many areas in Yemen are just one step away from a famine situation," he stressed.
He further called on the international community to intervene before it's too late.
"Thousands of civilians have died since the start of the conflict and millions more have been displaced inside the country," he added.
Saudi Arabia has been leading the campaign against Yemen to reinstate the former government and crush the Ansarullah movement.
The campaign has seriously damaged the country's infrastructure. Local Yemeni sources have put the death toll from the Saudi war at over 12,000, including many women and children.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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