At least 30 Yemeni government soldiers were killed in Houthi rebel attacks on military camps in central Yemen.
Serious drone and missile strikes hit several Emergency Forces camps in the al‑Ruwaik area of Marib province and the al‑Abr area of Hadramawt, according to local sources.
Health Minister Qasim Bahibah condemned the assault as "treacherous" and said it was intended to destabilise security and stability, although he did not provide a confirmed death toll.
In the wake of the strike, a Houthi spokesman said the rebels had targeted "large Saudi military build‑ups" that were preparing for an offensive. The Saudi‑led coalition, which has backed the Yemeni government since 2015, gave no comment.
The United States mission to Yemen called the Houthi attacks “cowardly” and an example of “their terrorism against the Yemeni people.”
The civil war in Yemen, which began in 2014 when the Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa, has escalated into a protracted conflict involving a Saudi‑led Arab coalition. The fighting has left more than 150,000 dead and triggered what the UN deems one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 22 million people needing aid.
Although an informal truce had held since 2022, recent weeks have seen a sharp uptick in hostilities. The Houthis announced a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia and carried out a series of missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities, and Red Sea tankers.
The rebels claim retaliation for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in the territory they control and an alleged air strike on Sanaa airport. No independent confirmation of that strike exists, but the Yemeni government blames Saudi forces.
