In brief
Houthi rebels have reportedly killed at least 30 Yemeni government soldiers in strikes on camps in Marib and Hadramawt provinces. The attacks used missiles and drones aimed at Emergency Forces installations, sparking condemnation from Yemen’s Health Minister and labeling the action as destabilising. While the Saudi-led coalition and Saudi government have yet to comment, the US mission in Yemen criticised the strikes as "cowardly." The incident comes amid a renewed surge of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets after a 2022 truce saw the conflict largely stand down, but recent escalations have re‑ignited hostilities in the region.
Houthi rebels have killed at least 30 Yemeni government soldiers in a series of missile and drone strikes on military camps in central Yemen’s Marib province and Hadramawt’s al‑Abr area, sources say.
The strikes hit several programs run by the Yemeni Emergency Forces, according to officials who said the weapons were directed at large Saudi‑backed military build‑ups. Health Minister Qasim Bahibah condemned the attack as "treacherous" and warned it aimed to destabilise security in the region.
The US mission to Yemen called the attacks “cowardly” and described them as yet another example of “terrorism against the Yemeni people.” No comment has yet been released from the Saudi‑led coalition or the Saudi government.
Yemen has languished in a brutal civil war since 2014 when the Houthis ousted the government from Sanaa. The conflict escalated in 2015 when a Saudi‑led coalition, aiding the internationally recognised government, launched a military intervention to restore its control. Subsequent years have seen a staggering toll of over 150,000 deaths and an unrelenting humanitarian crisis, with roughly 22 million people in dire need of aid.
After a 2022 informal truce that largely subdued confrontations, the Houthis have recently intensified their offensive, declaring a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia and launching missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities, and tankers in the Red Sea. These moves are framed by the Houthis as retaliation for a Saudi blockade and an alleged airstrike on Sanaa airport.
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