[News] Yemeni forces strike Aramco refinery in Jizan with drones

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Yemeni forces strike Aramco refinery in Jizan with drones
Al Mayadeen English
August 18, 2026
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Yemeni Armed Forces target an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan
region with drones, saying the strike responded to Saudi airspace
violations over Saada and Hajjah amid renewed tensions between Sanaa and
Riyadh.

   - [image: Oil pipelines snake through the port area of the Aramco
   facility at Ras Tannura, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 25, 1990, as a Panamanian ship
   sits tied to the dock (AP)]
   <https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2026/8/18/40e93700-0957-4107-be77-6fe74b3267c2.jpg?width=1000>
   Oil pipelines snake through the port area of the Aramco facility at Ras
   Tannura, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 25, 1990, as a Panamanian ship sits tied to
   the dock (*AP*)

Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) targeted an Aramco refinery
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yaf-targeted-aramco-refinery-in-jizan-in-response-to-saudi-i>
in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan region with several drones, a military source told
the *SABA* news agency on Tuesday. According to the source, the drones
achieved a direct and precise hit on the facility. The operation was
carried out in response to violations of Yemeni airspace over the provinces
of Saada and Hajjah.

The strike comes one day after the Yemeni Armed Forces announced another
military operation in the Red Sea targeting a Saudi military landing ship
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yaf-set-saudi-military-landing-ship--war-boats-ablaze-off-mo>
and
four accompanying military boats off the coast of Mocha.

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said Sanaa
is closely monitoring the movements and military buildups of Saudi forces
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-forces-target-saudi-deployments--warboats-in-mokha>,
warning that they will remain targets for Yemeni operations on both land
and sea.

Saree stressed that the Armed Forces would continue operating under the
equation of “blockade for blockade
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayed-al-houthi--saudi-escalation-to-be-met-with-blockade-fo>,”
including by targeting Saudi military buildups wherever they are located.
Sanaa warns escalation will be met in kind

The latest developments come as the Foreign Ministry in Sanaa reiterated
that further Saudi escalation would be met with reciprocal measures
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-warns-any-saudi-escalation-will-be-met-with-escalation>.
“The further the Saudi regime proceeds with its escalatory measures, the
more it will be met in kind,” the ministry said.

Sanaa accused Riyadh of reneging on previous commitments and intensifying
restrictions against Yemen to an unprecedented degree, saying the decision
to adopt the “blockade for blockade” equation was aimed at countering those
measures and alleviating the humanitarian crisis facing the Yemeni
population.

Tensions between the two sides have increased since the Yemeni Armed Forces
announced in July that the 2022 truce with Saudi Arabia had effectively
collapsed
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/3-saudi-vessels-struck--16-turned-back-as-yemen-blockade-hol>
.

Sanaa subsequently declared a naval blockade against Saudi interests
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-armed-forces--eight-saudi-oil-tankers-diverted-around>,
describing the move as a response to continued aggression and as being
backed by mass demonstrations held in the Yemeni capital and other
provinces.

Under the new equation, Yemeni forces have also announced restrictions
targeting the movement of Saudi oil vessels through the Red Sea.

The Sanaa government has maintained that its forces are prepared for
further confrontation with Saudi Arabia and will continue targeting
military buildups, reiterating that the policy of “blockade for blockade
and escalation for escalation” will remain in place until what it describes
as the demands of the Yemeni people are met.

*Read more: Saudi ship blockade tied to halt in military operations
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/saudi-ship-blockade-tied-to-halt-in-military-operations>*
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