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Yemen: Houthi missile and drone attacks kill at least 38 government soldiers
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Yemen: Houthi missile and drone attacks kill at least 38 government soldiers

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on government forces, resulting in at least 38 deaths.
  • The rebels stated their forces conducted a large-scale operation targeting enemy troop concentrations, claiming hundreds of casualties and destroyed camps.
  • Medical sources reported at least 38 government soldiers killed and 29 wounded, marking the heaviest death toll since a 2022 truce.

Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks that killed at least 38 government soldiers and wounded 29, marking the heaviest death toll since a 2022 truce.

our armed forces carried out a large-scale operation targeting concentrations of enemy troops.

— Yahya SareeThe military spokesman for the Houthi rebels stated the reason for the attacks.

The military spokesman for the Iran-aligned rebels, Yahya Saree, stated that their armed forces carried out a "large-scale operation targeting concentrations of enemy troops." He accused the Saudi-backed recognized government forces of "significant reinforcement." According to the Houthis, hundreds of "pro-Saudi fighters" were killed or injured in the areas of Al-Ruwaik, Al-Abr, and Al-Thaniya, with camps, weapons depots, and vehicles destroyed. These claims have not been independently verified.

Medical sources confirmed to Agence France-Presse that at least 38 members of the government army were killed and 29 were injured in the attacks. The strikes targeted a camp in Marib province and others in Hadramaut province, near the Saudi border. The US diplomatic mission in Yemen expressed condolences, calling the attacks "another example" of Houthi "terrorism" against the Yemeni people.

significant reinforcement

— Yahya SareeThe Houthi spokesman accused the recognized government forces of this.

Hostilities have recently reignited between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, following a four-year ceasefire. The renewed conflict began last month after an attempted landing of an Iranian aircraft in Sanaa, which challenged Saudi Arabia's air dominance over Yemen. In early July, sixteen soldiers were killed in a Houthi attack south of Hodeidah. The Houthis have also imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea since last month, in response to what they call the Saudi "siege" of Yemen, a claim Riyadh denies.

another example of the terrorism of the Houthis against the people of Yemen

— US diplomatic mission in YemenThe US mission commented on the Houthi attacks.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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