The US State Department has ordered some staff to leave Saudi Arabia as attacks in the country escalate, following strikes on an airport and an oil field that left at least three people dead.
The warning was issued to US officials in Saudi Arabia amid the latest attacks. The supplied information does not specify which personnel have been ordered to depart, how many people are affected or whether the instruction applies to all US government staff in the country.
The strikes targeted two significant sites: an airport and an oil field. At least three people were killed in the latest incidents, although no further details about the victims, the extent of the damage or the perpetrators are available.
The State Department’s decision indicates heightened concern about the security situation for US personnel in Saudi Arabia. The attacks are described as part of an escalation, but the available information does not provide details about when the strikes began, their precise locations or any wider response.
The latest known position is that some US staff are being told to leave Saudi Arabia while attacks continue. Further information about the departures, the security situation and any official investigation was not available in the supplied material.