Saudi Arabia intercepts Iraqi militia drone attack, minor damage reported at Abqaiq facility

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Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it had successfully intercepted "multiple" drones launched by Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups targeting its oil facilities. Riyadh subsequently issued a statement demanding that Iraq "take all necessary measures to ensure its territory is not used" as a launchpad for attacks against Saudi Arabia.
The identity of the attackers remains undetermined at this time. Iraqi militia groups have not claimed responsibility for the incident, while Yemen’s Houthi forces have asserted that they carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi has ordered security agencies to investigate and emphasized that Iraq will not allow its territory to be used as a corridor or springboard for attacks on friendly countries.
Since the joint US-Israel offensive against Iran began this February, Iran-aligned Iraqi militia groups have launched numerous drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and Gulf states. According to reports, Saudi assessments indicate that of the nearly 1,000 drone strikes targeting its territory, about half originated inside Iraq, with targets including oil refineries of the Red Sea’s Yanbu oil hub and oil fields in the Eastern Province.
Sources revealed that Monday’s attack caused minor damage to Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing and stabilization facility, the world’s largest of its kind, with a daily processing capacity of about 7 million barrels. Satellite imagery from the EU’s Sentinel-2 showed flares at the facility, but Saudi official statements did not confirm Abqaiq as the attack target. The Houthi forces claimed the attack was in response to Saudi drones entering Yemeni airspace.
Meanwhile, the Houthi forces are intensifying threats to Saudi Arabia’s key oil export routes. Previously, Saudi Arabia relied on its east-west pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, exporting crude via Red Sea ports to Asia. However, the Houthi forces have recently announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and repeatedly attacked Saudi vessels, forcing more Saudi crude to reroute through the longer and costlier Suez Canal or around Africa.

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Saudi Arabia intercepts Iraqi militia drone attack, minor damage reported at Abqaiq facility

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