Saudi Arabia: Houthis hit Saudi pumping stations


24 May 2019 | 1 minute read

While there are plenty of questions about the Fujairah incident, the 14 May drone attacks on Saudi Aramco pumping stations at Al-Duwadmi and Afif appear more straightforward. Yemeni Houthi forces have previously demonstrated a capability to send drones on one-way ‘suicide’ missions, using a version of the Iranian-designed Sammad-3 drone with German Limbach Flugmotoren 550E engines to attack targets out to ranges of 1,400km. The two pumping stations are well within this range.

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