Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Houthi militia on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif.
President Emmanuel Macron said France would send troops to defend an oil plant in Saudi Arabia as the Iran-backed Houthi militia took responsibility for fresh attacks on the kingdom. He said in a televised interview on Thursday that he would send soldiers and military support to help protect the Saudi port of Yanbu. Saudi Arabia came under attack from the Houthi militia on Thursday, with the kingdom saying it intercepted missiles fired toward the Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif.
A Houthi spokesman said that the militia carried out two attacks on Saudi Arabia using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones. The first attack was aimed at a “sensitive target” in Riyadh and the second targeted Aramco facilities in Yanbu. Meanwhile, Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Houthis on Friday.
The Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish foreign ministers met within the framework of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed in August. They condemned attacks targeting Mecca and other civilian sites, while affirming Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself. “The ministers also discussed arrangements for holding an ‘urgent’ meeting of the chiefs of staffs to discuss ways to support Saudi Arabia under the Mecca pact.” a Saudi statement said.
Turkey’s defence ministry said Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu would travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday to meet his Saudi and Pakistani counterparts.
