Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen as conflict with Houthis escalates

Civilians warned to leave target area near Sana’a before attacks following deadly strike on Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces.

Before the attack on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population ahead of the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure.