Yemen Controls Saudi Airspace | Sky Under Siege; Oil Infrastructure in Flames

Yemeni sources, pointing to the expansion of their target bank, said the decision to resume air traffic in Saudi Arabia rests with Sanaa.

Referring to the expansion of their bank of targets, Yemeni sources said that the decision to resume air traffic in Saudi Arabia is in Sana's hands.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, in response to the brutal Saudi attacks against Yemen and also in retaliation for targeting the country's oil tanks, the armed forces of Yemen have expanded their targets in Saudi Arabia, which includes all oil facilities throughout the country.

This coincides with the escalation of military clashes in Taiz and Lahj, where Yemeni army forces continue to advance and tighten their siege on the supply lines of Riyadh-affiliated mercenary groups.

In this context, in response to yesterday's airstrikes by Saudi Arabia, which targeted the oil reservoirs west of Sana'a and Hodeida province in western Yemen, the Yemeni army pledged to attack all Saudi Arabia's oil facilities without exception.

All the oil infrastructures throughout Saudi Arabia were placed in the bank of Yemeni targets

The Yemeni armed forces emphasized that the entire oil infrastructure of Saudi Arabia, including oil and gas extraction fields, processing, separation and stabilization plants, pipelines, refineries, storage tanks and export terminals, is within their target range.

In this context, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, yesterday asked all employees - experts, engineers and workers - in all Saudi Arabian oil facilities to refrain from attending these places, because they are the legitimate targets of the Yemenis.

He emphasized that Yemen's new target bank will include all Aramco oil facilities, whether they have been targeted or not.

The spokesman of the Yemeni army also reiterated his warning to international airlines about flights to and from Saudi Arabian airports and asked passengers to refrain from traveling through these airports and airport staff to refrain from staying there to protect themselves.

Earlier, Saudi warplanes targeted oil storage facilities in Al-Sabah area west of Sana'a, oil facilities in Ras Issa area in Hodeidah province, as well as a number of places in the provinces controlled by Sana'a with more than 100 airstrikes.

The decision to resume air traffic in Saudi Arabia is in the hands of Yemen

In response to these airstrikes, official sources in Sana'a told Al-Akhbar newspaper that all Saudi Arabia's oil storage facilities in Jizan, Najran, Dammam, Al-Jamiyeh, Baqiq, Shadgum, Yanba, Jubeil, Rabigh and Jeddah will be Yemen's legitimate targets.

In this context, the Yemeni armed forces carried out several military operations deep in the territory of Saudi Arabia and targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with ballistic missiles and the Khamis Mushit air base in southern Saudi Arabia with drones.

In response to the suspension of air traffic at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh until October 17, a source affiliated with the government of Sana'a announced that the decision to resume air traffic to Riyadh airport is the responsibility of Sana'a, not the Saudi regime.

This position expresses the intention of the Yemenis to keep the King Khalid Airport, which is one of the most important airports in Saudi Arabia, closed, and it shows that the air blockade has become a heavy pressure lever from Sana'a against the Saudis, until Saudi Arabia completely cancels the blockade against Yemen and adheres to the implementation of its obligations under the UN Roadmap.

Yemen's new victories at the western entrance of Taiz

Meanwhile, Sana'a forces continued their advance on the western entrance to Taiz yesterday, while clashes intensified at the southern gate after the forces liberated several areas in the Sabr al-Mawam area.

A field source in Taiz reported to Al-Akhbar that in addition to parts of the Jabali area at the western entrance of Taiz, Yemeni army forces have taken control of Al-Saleh Gardens, Hangar Checkpoint, Al-Dhabab Station and Jabal Aswad.

On the other hand, in the west of Lahj province, Sana'a forces consolidated their control over Al-Sabiha Front and secured their previous military gains. This happened after they took control of the Hawab and Haruz mountains, which overlook the coastal road and form the main supply lines for the mercenary groups known as the Ghouls Brigade and the Homeland Shield Forces based in Al-Saqiyah area, near Zabab city in the west of Taiz.

Desperation and erosion of Saudi mercenaries

According to local sources, the mercenaries of the Ghoulas Brigade retreated from Jabhat al-Sabiha after the collapse of their defense lines. These brigades, which were mainly allied with the United Arab Emirates, acknowledged the loss of their first coastal area in Lahj and accused Saudi Arabia of treason in a statement. Meanwhile, Saudi planes have not provided them with air cover for the past few days.

The leaders of the mercenary group known as the Giants Brigade also acknowledged the loss of Al-Madarabah and Ras al-Ara areas, which serve as support bases for elements moving south of Bab al-Mandab and contain their most important supply lines.

Earlier, the leaders of the Southern Transitional Council affiliated to the Emirates had warned the Ghoulas Brigade about being drawn into the war of attrition prepared by Saudi Arabia in the West Bank and asked the mercenaries in the south not to rush to fight alongside the Riyadh-backed elements.

Observers emphasize that the recent exercise of the Yemeni army in Al-Sabiha and fire control on the supply lines of groups supported by Saudi Arabia forced hundreds of members of the Motherland Shield and the Giants Brigade to retreat from Ras al-Ara and the suburbs of Zabab towards Aden. This coincided to some extent with the cessation of military conflicts on the Bab al-Mandeb front.