Key facts
- The Yemeni army announced drone strikes targeting Houthi positions, including gatherings, movements, and barracks.
- The Houthis claimed responsibility for missile attacks on Yemeni military camps in Hadramout and Marib, resulting in at least 30 deaths and 15 injuries.
- The attacks struck camps belonging to the Homeland Shield Forces, Emergency Forces, and the First Military Region.
- The US embassy in Yemen condemned the Houthi attacks as terrorism.
- The Saudi-led coalition stated a Houthi attack on Najran injured 11 civilians.
The Yemeni army announced it had launched drone strikes targeting several Houthi positions, including gatherings, movements, and barracks. This claim comes amid an escalation of violence in Yemen, following deadly Houthi missile attacks on Yemeni military camps.
According to government sources, at least 30 soldiers were killed and 15 injured in the Houthi strikes on military sites in Hadramout and Marib governorates. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the attacks resulted in "hundreds" of casualties. The Yemeni military confirmed the strikes, framing them as a response to their own actions against the Houthis.
The US embassy in Yemen condemned the Houthi attacks as "cowardly" and "terrorism." Separately, the Saudi-led coalition reported that a Houthi attack on the Saudi city of Najran injured 11 civilians.
The Houthis stated that Thursday's attack followed "military build-ups" by Saudi-backed government forces, which they claimed were aimed at escalating the conflict. Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi, deputy chairman of the Yemeni Consultation and Reconciliation Authority, suggested the Houthis resorted to targeting government positions due to intensifying pressure.