Saudi Arabia seeks support as Yemen war heats up again

The kingdom is asking allies to resupply its Patriot missile munitions as Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis trade bombardments.
A man looks at a damaged silo a day after an attack at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, on Nov. 24, 2020.
A man looks at a damaged silo a day after an attack at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, on Nov. 24, 2020. Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the facility on Nov. 23, triggering an explosion and a fire in a fuel tank, officials said. - FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia is pressing allies to supply additional missiles for its US-made Patriot air defense systems as its conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels once again intensifies.

Riyadh has asked both the United States and the European Union to provide additional munitions for its Patriot systems, The Wall Street Journal reported today.

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