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Houthi attacks on Yemeni government forces kill at least 30
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missile and drone attacks on military camps in Hadramout and Marib, killing at least 30 government soldiers and injuring 15, marking the deadliest assaults in years amid escalating civil war violence.
- The Houthis claimed the attacks caused "hundreds" of casualties and were in response to military build-ups by Saudi-backed government forces, with missile launches originating from al-Jawf governorate.
- Fighting has intensified recently after four years of relative calm, with the Houthis also imposing a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and attacking Saudi-linked ships in the Red Sea, escalating regional tensions.
- The conflict, ongoing since 2014 when the Houthis seized Sanaa, involves a Saudi-led coalition that has struggled to defeat the rebels, and recent clashes have followed incidents involving Iranian planes and attacks on airports in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
- In retaliation, the Saudi-led coalition has resumed airstrikes on Houthi targets in western Yemen for the first time since 2022, while the Houthis justify their blockade as a response to the Saudi siege on their controlled territories.
