Houthis strike Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran as Yemen conflict escalates
Iran-allied Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia's oil giant, hitting its main operations center and triggering evacuations amid week-long campaign.
What to know
- Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Saudi Aramco's main headquarters in Dhahran on October 13, striking an office tower, damaging its top three floors, and triggering a fire and evacuation.
- The attack marks an escalation in a week-long Houthi campaign against Saudi Arabia, including a deadly October 10 strike on Riyadh airport that killed 13 people.
- Aramco's Dhahran complex is critical infrastructure—it hosts the operations center overseeing the world's largest oil company's vast network of rigs, pipelines, refineries, and export terminals.
- Saudi authorities said no deaths or injuries occurred at Aramco, though four people were injured in Riyadh from debris after interception of two other Houthi missiles.
The strike represents a serious escalation targeting critical Saudi oil infrastructure.
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“ARAMCO HQs was struck by Ansar Allah in the past hour & IS ON FIRE”
B Erickson · Mastodon ↗
“Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said a small fire erupted at Saudi Aramco administrative building in Dhahran in the kingdom's east after an attack on Tuesday evening”
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy, Government ministry · Middle East Eye ↗ · Oct 12
Yemen's Houthis (Ansar Allah) Militant group launching attacksSaudi-led coalition Military alliance defending Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy Government authoritySaudi Aramco World's largest oil companyCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler
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Four injured in Riyadh from missile debris after interception
Saudi Civil Defence reported that fragments from two intercepted Houthi missiles fell on a residential area in Riyadh, causing limited damage to 15 homes and injuring two women, a man, and a child.
“ARAMCO HQs was struck by Ansar Allah in the past hour & IS ON FIRE, it's now being reported: ARAMCO employees working at the site have been instructed to work from home tmr.”
— B Erickson, Mastodon user reporting developments · source -
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"Loud booms🚨were heard near Saudi Aramco’s HQs in Dhahran, with sources reporting a fire, an evacuation order & a possible strike on the bldg. Saudi authorities said🚨debris from an intercepted missile fell on a resid area." "Following initial rpts: the Saudi ARAMCO HQs was struck by Ansar Allah in the past hour &🚨IS ON FIRE, it's now being…
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Saudi Ministry of Energy confirms limited fire at Aramco building, no casualties reported
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy acknowledged an attack on an Aramco administrative building in Dhahran on Tuesday evening, stating a small fire erupted but no one was injured. The ministry said authorities responded late on October 13 and took necessary measures.
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Houthis launch ballistic missiles at Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran
A ballistic missile struck the Aramco headquarters complex in the eastern Saudi city of Dhahran, damaging the top three floors of an office tower and igniting a fire. An evacuation order was issued for the building, which hosts a major operations center overseeing Aramco's onshore and offshore oil infrastructure.
“A company source told Reuters earlier that a ballistic missile hit the Aramco headquarters complex in Dhahran. The source said an office tower in the complex was struck and that its top three floors were damaged.”
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first by Hindustan Times, 12h ago · also Al-Monitor
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first by Straits Times, 13h ago · also Middle East Eye
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background
Saudi coalition strikes Yemeni fuel depot as Houthis escalate attacks — The Saudi-led coalition targeted the Yemen Petroleum Company's Sabah central station near Sanaa as part of an operation to neutralize Houthi capabilities. The Houthis, retaliating for Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, warned oil workers to stay away from potential targets in Saudi Arabia.