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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,766 posts)
Tue May 14, 2019, 02:23 PM May 2019

Saudi Arabia says oil pipeline was attacked by drones

Source: The Hill

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that one of its oil pipelines had come under attack by armed drones launched by Houthi rebels, the first such attack deep within Saudi territory.

The Associated Press reported that Saudi officials said the attack occurred at two sites on the country's east-west pipeline, which traverses the middle of the country. The attack involved several drones launched from inside Saudi Arabia, according to reports, though the weapons capabilities on the drones were not immediately clear.

Oil prices including Brent crude reportedly rose on news of the attacks, which a Saudi official denounced as "cowardly." A spokesman for the Houthi rebels, who are engaged in a civil war in Yemen against the Saudi-backed government, called the attack a milestone for the Houthis' cause.

“This is a message to Saudi Arabia: Stop your aggression,” spokesman Mohammed Abdel-Salam told the AP. “Our goal is to respond to the crimes they are committing everyday against the Yemeni people.”




Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/443635-saudi-arabia-says-oil-pipeline-was-attacked-by-drones



No more cowardly than bombing the shit out of civilians with cluster bombs.
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Saudi Arabia says oil pipeline was attacked by drones (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP
Really? atreides1 May 2019 #1
Right? 2naSalit May 2019 #5
Pardon me, but BULLSHIT!!!!! This is a huge miscalculation on "our" part. theophilus May 2019 #2
"The attack involved several drones launched from inside Saudi Arabia" jpak May 2019 #3
Or the hold that the rulers have is even more tenuous The Mouth May 2019 #4

2naSalit

(86,378 posts)
5. Right?
Tue May 14, 2019, 06:16 PM
May 2019

My first question. And is it really true? Are there photos, will inspectors go and see?



doubt it.

theophilus

(3,750 posts)
2. Pardon me, but BULLSHIT!!!!! This is a huge miscalculation on "our" part.
Tue May 14, 2019, 03:44 PM
May 2019

Of course, these Rich Warmongers are not in it to win it. So what if we get a little nuked? It will work out for them, they think. I pray that something unexpected arises and defeats them. And ASAP.

The Mouth

(3,145 posts)
4. Or the hold that the rulers have is even more tenuous
Tue May 14, 2019, 04:18 PM
May 2019

than we think.

My understanding is that the government is loathed and feared in S.A.

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