Houthis Strike Military Camps in Yemen’s Marib and Hadramout, Killing At Least 30 Troops

Yemen’s Houthi group has killed at least 30 government soldiers and injured 15 others in missile attacks on Yemeni military camps in the governorates of Hadramout and Marib, government sources told Al Jazeera. Thursday’s strikes on military sites, including some run by Yemen’s Emergency Forces, are the deadliest in years in the country’s civil war. They follow an increase in violence in Yemen seen in recent weeks. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Why is Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visiting Saudi Arabia amid Gulf tensions? - list 2 of 3Why are US Republicans losing faith in War Secretary Pete Hegseth? - list 3 of 3Iran, Oman, US ‘close’ to Hormuz deal: What do they all want? Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the attacks, using missiles and drones, led to “hundreds” of casualties. The Yemeni military confirmed the strikes, framing them as a response to their own attacks on the Houthis. Yemeni military sources said that the Houthis fired eight missiles from al-Jawf governorate, north of Marib, targeting al-Thiniya and al-Abr in Hadramout and al-Rouk in Marib. The sources said casualty numbers were expected to rise. Al Jazeera’s Yemen affairs editor, Ahmed al-Shalafi, reported that the attack struck at 2pm local time (11:00 GMT) on Thursday, hitting camps belonging to several government military formations, the Homeland Shield Forces, the Emergency Forces and the First Military Region in Hadramout. The Homeland Shield Forces, formed in 2022 with Saudi backing and numbering tens of thousands, guard the Marib-Hadramout frontier and the Saudi border. The formation fought the Southern Transitional Council forces earlier this year. The Emergency Forces, created by presidential decree in late 2025 under Saudi-led coalition supervision, secure the land borders and anti-Houthi fronts in al-Jawf and Hadramout. The First Emergency Division Command said casualties were high because troops had gathered for a morning training exercise. Fighting in Yemen between the Iran-allied Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces has intensified in recent weeks, after four years of relative calm. The US embassy in Yemen described the attacks as “cowardly”. In a post on X, the US mission paid condolences to the families of “brave Yemeni soldiers killed today”. The attacks “represent yet another example of terrorism against Yemeni people”, it said. Separately, the Saudi-led coalition said a Houthi attack on the border Saudi city of Najran injured 11 civilians, including a woman and a child. “The terrorist Houthi militia carried out terrorist attacks using indiscriminate projectiles against civilian objects, constituting a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” the coalition’s spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said in a statement. The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack. The Houthis announced a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia in July and have attacked ships linked to Yemen’s northern neighbour. Yemen’s latest war began in 2014, when the Houthis took over the Yemeni capital Sanaa. A military intervention from a Saudi-led coalition began the following year, but it has been unable to fully defeat the Houthis. Increased attacks Saree said that Thursday’s attack followed “military build-ups” by Saudi-backed government forces, “aimed at escalating the conflict”. He issued a statement later, warning pro-government fighters to flee: “We advise those misled and deceived among our people to leave the Saudi enemy camps and return to their homes before it is too late.” In a post on X, Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi, deputy chairman of the Yemeni Consultation and Reconciliation Authority, said Houthis have resorted to targeting Yemen’s government positions due to intensifying pressure on the group. “This is their true project: perpetuating the war and preventing the restoration of the state,” he said. Both the Houthis and the government have mobilised their forces in recent weeks, with clashes in western and central Yemen. Tensions increased a month ago when the Houthis said that an Iranian plane had been prevented from landing at Sanaa airport. On July 13, the Yemeni government said that forces hit Sanaa airport to prevent another Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis responded by launching an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, which Riyadh said was intercepted. The Houthis then announced their maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia on July 20 and began attacking Saudi-linked ships in the Red Sea in the following days. The attacks in one of the world’s busiest shipping routes came as the United States-Israel war on Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, further disrupting oil and energy exports from the region. The Saudi-led coalition has since launched strikes on Houthi targets in western Yemen, its first since 2022. The Houthis have justified their blockade as a response to the “Saudi siege” on areas of Yemen under their control.

Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including a child, injured near Yemen border CAIRO (AP) — More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military. The attacks, which took place in the southern region of Najran, near the Yemeni border, came hours after the Iran-backed rebels claimed responsibility for another series of strikes in central and eastern Yemen that killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others. A Houthi leader said Saudi-backed troops were targeted in the attacks and that “hundreds” were either killed or injured. The assaults hit camps for forces of the internationally recognized government in the provinces of Marib and Hadramout, the Yemeni officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the Saudi military, said the later attack wounded seven Saudi nationals, one Yemeni, two Egyptians and one Pakistani expat. The Houthis did not release any statement. “The terrorist Houthi militia carried out these terrorist attacks using indiscriminate shelling against civilian objects, which is a flagrant violation of the Customary International Humanitarian Law through deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian objects,” al-Malki said in a post on X. The back-to-back attacks mark the latest major escalation since a de facto truce in Yemen in April 2022 that halted major fighting between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognized government. Yemen’s army reported publicly only that the Houthi attacks on its camps had left dead and wounded among its troops, but it didn’t give a death toll. Houthi Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the attacks on camps in Marib and Hadramout provinces were carried out with ballistic missiles and drones and that they were in response to a build-up of Saudi-backed forces in eastern Yemen. The strikes killed and injured “hundreds of Saudi enemy mercenaries” and destroyed and burned camps, depots, military vehicles and weapons, the Houthi leader said. “We call upon all our people to remain vigilant and confront any Saudi aggression, and to strike Saudi troop concentrations wherever they may be,” Saree said in his address. The U.S. mission to Yemen expressed condolences to the families of the killed Yemeni soldiers in Hadramout and Marib, adding in a statement on X that the attacks by the Houthis “represent yet another example of their terrorism against the Yemeni people.” Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital of Sanaa, forcing the internationally recognized government into exile in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi-led coalition intervened months later and has been battling the rebels since 2015 to try and restore the internationally recognized government to power. However, the war has turned into a stalemated proxy conflict with neither side winning. The Houthis claim that their recent escalation, including a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, is in response to the Kingdom’s air and sea blockade on Yemen since 2015. ——- Associated Press writers Fatma Khaled in Cairo, Baraa Anwer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Farnoush Amiri in New York contributed to this report.

At least 58 Yemeni soldiers were killed and dozens of civilians wounded in Thursday’s rocket and drone attacks by the Houthis on government forces’ camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadramawt, in what military sources say is the fiercest escalation between the two sides since 2022. Saudi Arabia also announced that 11 civilians in the Najran region were injured by a cross-border Houthi attack, the largest assault on the kingdom since the truce. The escalation comes after the collapse of the truce that had lasted since 2022, amid widening regional tensions linked to the US-Iran confrontation. In a statement early Friday, the coalition spokesperson said the injuries include seven Saudi citizens, among them a woman and a four-year-old child who sustained second-degree burns, in addition to a Yemeni, an Egyptian, and a Pakistani, as a result of the “indiscriminate shelling” of civilian sites. The Yemen-based Houthi group Ansar Allah, supported by Iran, claimed on Thursday responsibility for rocket attacks that targeted government forces’ camps supported by Riyadh, killing dozens in Marib and Hadramawt. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the rebels attacked government sites with ballistic missiles and drones after monitoring “large Saudi troop buildups” about to strike the “free governorates,” referring to areas under Houthi control. For his part, the official spokesperson for the coalition, Lt. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, offered condolences to the Yemeni government and people for the “treacherous Houthi attack.” This page contains content from X. Your consent is required before displaying any materials because they may include cookies and other technical tools. You may prefer to review X’s cookie policy and privacy policy before consenting. To view the content, choose “Agree and Continue.” End of X Share. “Imminent attack” on Saudi Arabia. This comes as a senior Saudi official said on Thursday that the kingdom expects coordinated and imminent attacks from the north and south by Iraqi-backed militias in coordination with the Houthis in Yemen, under the direction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity, that intelligence reports from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and other regional states indicate possible strikes on civilian and economic sites, including energy infrastructure, ports, and airports. The official added that Saudi Arabia also detected drone and missile movements, suggesting coordinated operations from both sides across the north and south of the kingdom. He noted that the reported threats are particularly troubling as Riyadh continues its efforts to de-escalate and reach a negotiated settlement. He said communications with all parties, including Iran, and mediation efforts appear to be moving “in the right direction,” and that the planned attacks could aim to disrupt these diplomatic efforts. He stressed that Saudi-American cooperation remains “very high” at all levels, including operational ties with U.S. Central Command, and that Saudi Arabia is prepared to take all necessary measures to respond to any aggression. Separately, an Iraqi security source told BBC late Thursday that security forces had begun deploying in several areas in implementation of the Supreme Commander’s directives, as part of measures to raise security readiness and combat preparedness. The source said the deployment is proceeding normally, with no roadblocks or tightened procedures for civilians. He noted that the deployments focus on securing open spaces and empty areas in anticipation of any drone or missile launches. On July 29, Saudi Arabia said it carried out airstrikes in cooperation with U.S. Central Command against Iran-backed groups in Iraq, after accusing them of launching drone attacks on its oil facilities. The Iraqi militias said they would respond to the Saudi strikes. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have risen in recent weeks after the group, which is allied with Iran, imposed what it described as a naval blockade on the kingdom in the Red Sea and claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Saudi ships and military targets. Saudi Arabia responded to the Houthis’ recent attacks by striking military sites in Yemen. Main News We’ve picked for you Reader preferences Content not available

(CNN) The Yemeni internationally recognized government’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that the attack carried out by the Ansar Allah (the Houthi) group against camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadramaut resulted in the deaths of all those killed being Yemenis, thus denying the Houthis’ claim that they targeted and killed “Saudi forces.” The ministry published a statement on its official social media accounts, confirming that the Houthis carried out an attack “with ballistic missiles and drones, targeting a number of camps and units of the armed forces stationed in the provinces of Marib and Hadramaut.” The statement added that the attack resulted in the killing and injury of “a number of service members of the armed forces stationed at those sites, all of whom are Yemeni nationals from various provinces of the republic.” Earlier on Thursday, the Houthis announced a “wide” military operation that targeted Saudi forces with ballistic missiles and drones in several areas inside Yemeni territory. The group, supported by Iran, said in a statement released by military spokesman Yahya Sarii (Yemeni transliteration) that it carried out a “wide and qualitative military operation targeting Saudi enemy mobilizations in the areas of al-Rawik, al-Aber, al-Thaniyah, and other camps ... with a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.” The statement added that the attacks came in response to what it described as a “large Saudi military buildup that was in its final stages and aimed at escalation,” noting that the attack resulted in the “death and injury of hundreds” of Saudi forces, in addition to the burning and destruction of camps, weapon stores, and military vehicles. Reuters had reported earlier on Thursday that at least 30 Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the Houthi attacks on military camps in Marib and Hadramaut, citing government sources. These attacks represent a serious escalation since the 2022 ceasefire that largely ended the fighting between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government of Yemen, backed by a Saudi-led coalition.

Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications Houthis kill 38 soldiers of Saudi-backed Yemen govt Agencies Published August 7, 2026 Updated about 3 hours ago Email 0 !A Houthi follower looks on, during a pro-Iran demonstration, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen April 6, 2026. —Reuters/File A Houthi follower looks on, during a pro-Iran demonstration, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen April 6, 2026. —Reuters/File comments DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis killed several Saudi-backed government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, medical sources said, the deadliest violence in years between them as the conflict becomes the latest front in the US-Iran war. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military buildup backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The attacks killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources said, with a military official describing them as the deadliest between the two sides since 2022. The latest attacks risk pushing Yemen into a more intense cycle of violence and retaliation. The Houthis have ramped up the provocations of their Saudi foe since last month in what has become another front in the US-Iran war. The military official said that a military camp in the al-Ruwaik area of Marib province in central Yemen had been attacked, as well as camps in the Al-Abr and Al-Wadiah areas of Hadramawt, near the border with Saudi Arabia. > US says attacks are ‘yet another example of terrorism’ One of the missile attacks hit troops during their morning formation at the camp in Marib, “killing and wounding at least 45 personnel”, said another military source, who declined to be named for security reasons. Saree named Al-Ruwaik, al-Thaniyah and al-Abr as being among the areas hit, warning the rebels were “prepared to confront any escalation”. The US Mission to Yemen expressed condolences to the families of Yemeni soldiers killed in Marib and Hadramawt, saying the attacks were “yet another example” of what it called Houthi “terrorism” against the Yemeni people. Tit-for-tat Yemen, which has been embroiled in more than a decade of war, last month became the latest front to be sucked into the Middle East war, as the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels upended a 2022 truce with the Saudi-backed government. The rebels welcomed an Iranian plane directly in the capital Sanaa, triggering tit-for-tat attacks, and they later announced a maritime blockade of the kingdom and began hitting its tankers. Last month, the Houthis killed 16 troops in an attack on government-aligned forces south of the port city of Hodeidah, two medical officials said. The Houthis have been at war with the government since 2014 in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and triggered a major humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The rebels control Yemen’s capital Sanaa and much of the populous north, while the internationally recognised government holds much of the south. The fighting between the two sides has largely been frozen since a UN-negotiated truce in 2022 that had held despite expiring. The Houthis said they struck what they described as Saudi troop concentrations in the Al Ruwayk, Al Abr and Al Thaniyah areas with ballistic missiles and drones. The group said hundreds of Saudi-aligned fighters were killed or wounded, and that military camps, weapons depots and vehicles were destroyed. 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Among the injured civilians are seven Saudis, including a four-year-old child, two Egyptians, a Yemeni, and a Pakistani, the coalition spokesperson, General Turki al-Malki, cited by the official Saudi agency, said. The attacks occurred in the Najran region, near the Yemen border, he added. A military source told AFP that at least 58 members of the Yemeni government forces were killed and "dozens wounded" on Thursday in drone and missile attacks carried out by the Houthi rebels. Again, this is the deadliest toll since the 2022 truce between the two sides. Medical sources had previously reported 38 dead and 29 wounded. The armed forces will respond to this "aggression at the time and place appropriate," promised the Yemeni government’s Defense Ministry, recognized by the international community. The Houthis claimed to have acted in retaliation for the recent reinforcement, in their view, of Yemeni troops supported by Saudi Arabia. Their military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, also warned that the rebels stood "ready in case of escalation." The war in Yemen began in 2014 when the Houthis, from their stronghold in Saada, a northern region near the Saudi border, launched a major offensive and took control of large swaths of territory, including the capital Sanaa. Weakened, the Yemeni government had received aid in 2015 from a military coalition led by Riyadh. © 2026 Belga Newsbriefing. All rights of reproduction and representation reserved. All information reproduced in this section (dispatches, photos, logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Belga Newsbriefing. Consequently, none of this information may be reproduced, modified, redistributed, translated, exploited commercially, or reused in any way without the prior written consent of Belga Newsbriefing.

At least 58 Yemeni government forces were killed and 29 wounded in attacks launched by the Houthi group with missiles and drones on Thursday (August 6, 2026), according to two medical sources and a military official cited by Agence France-Presse. The attack is one of the fiercest in years. The internationally recognized Yemeni government’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that “the Houthi militias carried out a treacherous attack with ballistic missiles and drones targeting a number of the armed forces’ camps and units while they were performing their duties to secure liberated areas and international roads, and to confront the militia’s plots and its smuggling networks.” The Iran-backed rebels, the Houthis, claimed responsibility for the attacks, noting that they targeted “Saudi-backed” mobilizations. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sariq said the attacks killed and wounded hundreds of fighters allied with Saudi Arabia, and that camps, weapons depots, and vehicles were destroyed. The American Embassy in Yemen held the Houthis responsible for the attack, describing it as “another sign of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorism against the Yemeni people.” The Coalition: Injuries in attack in southern Saudi Arabia. Today, 11 people were injured in the Najran region in southern Saudi Arabia as a result of a Houthi attack from Yemen, according to the Saudi-led coalition, in the largest such toll in more than four years, amid renewed fighting between the two sides. The coalition’s official spokesman, Major General Turki al-Maliki, said that “11 civilians in the Najran region (adjacent to northern Yemen) were injured… as a result of Houthi terrorist attacks on Thursday, August 6, 2026.” Return to tensions and clashes between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. This escalation comes amid rising tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, the principal backer of the Yemeni government, which announced a maritime blockade possibility on Saudi ports and began targeting its oil tankers. The conflict threatens Saudi Arabia’s ability to deliver its supplies to global markets as the Persian Gulf crisis persists. Last month, Yemen became the latest front in the Iran-Iraq context after the Houthis escalated their attacks, suspending a ceasefire with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government that had been in place since 2022. Meanwhile, the American magazine Long War Journal reported that there are indications that Saudi Arabia is holding “discussions” with the Houthi movement via Oman in an attempt to contain the latest escalation. Riyadh denies conducting these talks. The report also states that Saudi Arabia is simultaneously considering “military options” to respond to the Houthis, including conducting a “ground operation” led by the internationally recognized Yemeni government. A Multinational Naval Alliance. Last month, Saudi Arabia hosted an international conference to form a multinational defensive naval alliance. Saudi Defense Ministry spokesperson, Major General Turki al-Maliki, said that the declaration of this alliance reflects “a shared international understanding of the threats facing maritime security and freedom of navigation.” Fourteen countries issued a joint statement supporting the creation of the Multinational Defensive Naval Alliance to secure global energy supply routes in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. Notably, the alliance does not include the United States or the European Union, despite invitations extended to them. “Deterrence Without Getting Involved.” In this context, the Arab Center, based in Washington, said that Saudi Arabia is pursuing “a limited but difficult objective.” It added that the goal is “to deter Houthi interference with maritime traffic without being drawn again into the same kind of war of attrition it waged in Yemen between 2015 and 2022.” The institute noted that Riyadh is working to limit “direct engagement” by coordinating with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, but it said the measure would not provide sufficient protection for Saudi land, as cities like Abha, Jizan, and Yanbu fall within the Houthis’ comfortable range. Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition in Yemen since 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government, after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014. The conflict has devastated many areas in Yemen and sparked a long-standing humanitarian and economic crisis. Editing: A. J. M.

Dozens of Yemeni government forces killed as Houthi attacks and government vows to respond In the fiercest escalation between the two sides since 2022, Houthi attacks using ballistic missiles and drones on camps in Marib and Hadramout on Thursday killed at least 58 members of the Yemeni government forces and injured dozens more, while the internationally recognized government vowed to respond. A military source to the French News Agency (AFP), who asked not to be named, said the death toll rose to 58, adding that a number of the injured are in critical condition, which could raise the toll. Two medical sources had previously reported the killing of at least 38 and the injury of 29 others in the attacks, while a military official described the escalation as the most violent since 2022 between the government forces and the Houthis. According to a military official, the attacks targeted a camp in the Ruwik area of Ma’rib province in central Yemen, in addition to camps in the A‘bar and al-Wadi‘ah areas of Hadramout near the Saudi border. Another military official said one of the missiles hit forces during a morning drill at a camp in Ma’rib, resulting in the death and injury of no fewer than 45 personnel. For its part, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarei said his forces attacked government-aligned camps supported by Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, noting that the attacks targeted “Saudi-backed” mobilizations. He added that the attacks affected the Ruwik, al-A‘bar, al-Tha‘nya, and other camps, warning that Houthi forces are prepared to “respond to any escalation.” In contrast, the Defense Ministry of the internationally recognized government said the Houthis carried out a strike with ballistic missiles and drones on a number of camps and military units spread in Ma’rib and Hadramout, which are under government control. The ministry stated in a press release that government forces “will respond to this aggression at the time and place deemed appropriate.” Read also: Houthis target Saudi Arabia and damage the main radar of Najran Airport Truce collapse Last month, Yemen became the latest front in the US-Iran conflict in the Middle East, after the Houthis escalated their attacks and suspended a truce with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government that had been in place since 2022. The conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia renewed in July, after the group accused it of bombing Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis later announced imposing a naval blockade on Saudi ports and began targeting vessels belonging to the kingdom. This blockade threatens Saudi Arabia’s ability to deliver supplies to global markets, alongside Iran’s parallel blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the other maritime outlet for the kingdom. Last month, the Houthis killed 16 members of the forces loyal to the Yemeni government in an attack south of the coastal city of Al Hudaydah, according to two medical officials cited by AFP. The Houthis seized large tracts of territory in northern Yemen in late 2014, including the capital Sanaa and the city of Al Hudaydah. In the following year, a Saudi-led military coalition intervened in support of the government, which is based in Aden in the south of the country. The conflict has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and caused a wide humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, although fighting has largely paused since the UN-brokered truce in 2022. France 24 / AFP

Yemen: 58 soldiers killed in Houthi attacks Houthi assault on the army and Riyadh The Yemeni Houthi rebels targeted the Yemeni government forces on Thursday, killing at least 58 soldiers. They also struck targets in Saudi Arabia, drawing threats of retaliation for these operations with an unprecedented toll in four years. The Houthis, backed by Iran, said they acted in retaliation for what they describe as the recent reinforcement of Yemeni troops supported by Saudi Arabia. A military source reported 58 deaths and “dozens of injuries.” According to a military official, these were the deadliest attacks since the 2022 ceasefire, which ended more than seven years of a devastating war in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country. The attacks targeted a military camp in the Marib province, in the center of the country, as well as others in Hadramout province near the Saudi border, the official added. The Houthis claimed responsibility in a statement. The armed forces will respond to this “aggression at the time and place” deemed appropriate, vowed the Yemeni government’s Defense Ministry, recognized by the international community. “Terrorist aggressions.” In Saudi Arabia, the coalition led by Riyadh accused the Houthis of carrying out “bombardments against civilian targets” in the Najran border region. These attacks left eleven people injured, including a four-year-old child, as well as two Egyptians, a Yemeni, and a Pakistani, a toll unprecedented in the kingdom since the end of the truce. The coalition said it “will continue to take all necessary deterrent measures against these terrorist aggressions to protect civilians,” spokesman General Turki al-Malki said in a statement carried by the Saudi state agency. The war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands and left the country in a severe humanitarian crisis. It began in 2014 when the Houthis, from their stronghold in Saada, a northern region near the border with Saudi Arabia, launched a large offensive and took control of vast portions of the territory, including the capital Sanaa. The Yemeni government, weakened, received aid in 2015 from a Saudi-led coalition. A United Nations-brokered ceasefire had held since 2022, but hostilities resumed last month between pro-Iranian Houthis andSaudi Arabia, Washington’s ally, against the backdrop of the ongoing US-Iran tensions.

The Yemeni military said at least 17 soldiers and an officer were killed in Houthi attacks in Yemen's Marib and Hadramout. "The Joint Operations Command assures the Yemeni people that the Armed Forces, in all their formations, continue to perform their duties with full readiness and efficiency, and that this cowardly attack will not deter them from fulfilling their national mission but will only increase their resolve and determination to complete their sacred duty of restoring state institutions and imposing sovereignty over all national territory," the Yemeni military wrote in a statement. The Yemeni military said at least 17 soldiers and an officer were killed in Houthi attacks in Yemen's Marib and Hadramout. "The Joint Operations Command assures the Yemeni people that the Armed Forces, in all their formations, continue to perform their duties with full readiness and efficiency, and that this cowardly attack will not deter them from fulfilling their national mission but will only increase their resolve and determination to complete their sacred duty of restoring state institutions and imposing sovereignty over all national territory," the Yemeni military wrote in a statement. Copyright © 2014 - 2026.Middle East Eye. All rights reserved.Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. Middle East Eye          ISSN 2634-2456

New Houthi attacks, persistent tensions around the Hormuz and Donald Trump’s statements about a possible end to the war with Iran: here’s what to remember. Ouest-France The Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, carried out their deadliest attacks since 2022 in Yemen, while Donald Trump claims that the war between the United States and Iran could soon end. The Strait of Hormuz remains at the heart of negotiations and regional tensions. The Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, attacked Thursday several positions of the Yemeni government forces, killing at least 58 people and leaving dozens wounded according to a military source. The attacks targeted notably a military camp in the Marib province as well as other positions in Hadramout, near the Saudi border. The Houthis claimed a “large-scale operation” carried out, they say, in response to the strengthening of Yemeni troops supported by Riyadh. The Yemeni government promised to retaliate. According to military officials, these are the deadliest attacks since the 2022 ceasefire. The Saudi-led coalition accused the Houthis of bombing civilian targets in the border region of Najran. These attacks left 11 injured, including a four-year-old child, as well as two Egyptian nationals, a Yemeni and a Pakistani. The Saudi coalition pledged to take the necessary measures to protect civilians from further attacks. Donald Trump said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded by Tehran since the start of the war against Iran, could reopen “soon.” The American president stated that discussions were progressing “very well” and that he was personally involved in the negotiations. He also said he believed the conflict between the United States and Iran would “end soon.” Tehran, however, indicated that a reopening would also depend on Washington, which maintains a blockade of Iranian ports. Oil prices rose on Thursday as investors grew more skeptical of a quick solution to fully restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent rose 3.83% to $82.49 per barrel, while U.S. WTI climbed 2.75% to $77.29. Markets remained vigilant about negotiations between Washington and Tehran and about developments in the Red Sea, where the Houthis announced an intensification of their attacks against the Saudi fleet. Independent experts commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council urged Iran to end what they describe as an escalation of arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture, and executions targeting ethnic minorities. They stated that the Kurdish and Baloch minorities are particularly targeted. They claim that at least 24 Balochis and 22 Kurds have been executed since the start of the year and express concern about the use of national security charges against members of these communities. CAN 2026 women’s tournament. The full schedule and all results of the competition. Montréal Masters 1000: Arthur Fils will face Cameron Norrie in the round of 16; Arthur Rinderknech also qualified. A body found among the debris of a house gutted by the ongoing fire in California. “It would be a bad president for FIFA!”: Tebas criticizes Al-Khelaïfi despite UEFA support. “They fought like lions”: Loire-Atlantique firefighters recount their actions during the Gironde megafire. The Iranian president says that interactions with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei are “very difficult.” After refusing to sing the Iran national anthem, these female footballers became Australians. INTERVIEW. Agreement announced on Hormuz: “A reopening will not immediately normalize the oil market.” War in the Middle East: Israeli soldiers dead in Lebanon, uncertainties around Hormuz... The latest news. Disunited Democrats attack Donald Trump.

Aug 6 (Reuters) - At least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in attacks on military camps in Yemen's Marib and Hadramout provinces on Thursday, government sources said, adding that the death toll could rise. The Iran-aligned Houthis later claimed responsibility for missile and drone strikes targeting what they described as Saudi military deployments in the two provinces. Sign up here. The Houthis said they struck what they described as Saudi troop concentrations in the Al Ruwayk, Al Abr and Al Thaniyah areas with ballistic missiles and drones. The group said hundreds of Saudi-aligned fighters were killed or wounded, and that military camps, weapons depots and vehicles were destroyed. Reuters could not immediately verify the Houthi account. The Houthis said they launched the operation after detecting what they described as a large Saudi military build-up ahead of an escalation against areas under their control. Yemen's health minister ordered medical facilities in Marib and Hadramout to increase readiness to treat wounded soldiers. He condemned the attacks, saying they targeted military positions in the Al Ruwayk and Al Abr areas. The U.S. Mission to Yemen expressed condolences to the families of Yemeni soldiers killed in Marib and Hadramout, saying the attacks were "yet another example" of what it called Houthi "terrorism" against the Yemeni people. The Houthis have declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea since last month in response to what they described as a Saudi siege on Yemen, an allegation Riyadh has denied. Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition in Yemen since 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government, after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014. The conflict has devastated Yemen and triggered a prolonged humanitarian and economic crisis. Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba; Additional Reporting by Reyam Mokhashef; Writing by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Toby Chopra and Ros Russell Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Houthi attacks kill dozens of troops in Yemen, wound civilians in Saudi Arabia Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in 2022 Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years. The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and supporter of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military build-up backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The attacks killed at least 58 government troops and injured dozens, according to the military source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Medical sources had earlier spoken of 38 dead. Yemen has become a new front in the Middle East war that has grown around the US-Israeli battle against Iran. A military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Thursday’s attacks on troop camps were the worst in Yemen since 2022.

The Houthis, supported by Iran, said they acted in retaliation for the recent intensification, they claim, of Yemeni troops backed by Saudi Arabia. A military source reported 58 dead and 'dozens of wounded,' after an earlier toll of 38 dead and 29 wounded provided by medical sources. According to a military official, these are the most deadly attacks since the 2022 ceasefire that ended more than seven years of a devastating war in this country, the poorest in the Arabian Peninsula. An intensification of military operations The attacks targeted a military camp in the province of Marib, in the center of the country, as well as others in the Hadramaut province, near the border with Saudi Arabia. The Houthis claimed responsibility for these strikes in a statement. 'Our armed forces conducted a large-scale operation targeting concentrations of enemy troops,' said their military spokesman, Yahya Saree, denouncing 'significant Saudi military reinforcement.' He also warned that the rebels were 'ready in case of escalation.' The Yemen war began in 2014 when the Houthis, based in their stronghold of Saada, a northern region near the Saudi border, launched a major offensive and took control of large portions of the territory, including the capital Sanaa. Weakened, the Yemeni government received aid in 2015 from a coalition led by Riyadh. A UN-brokered truce had held since 2022, but hostilities resumed last month between pro-Iran Houthis and Saudi Arabia, allied with Washington, against the backdrop of a war between the United States and Iran. They were triggered after an Iranian plane attempted to land in Sanaa from Tehran, challenging Saudi dominance over Yemeni airspace. Rising tensions in the Red Sea

Attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a military camp in Yemen and in Saudi Arabia have sparked concerns that the Middle East crisis will continue to spiral. Yemen is being increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the Houthi rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces inside the country and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and supporter of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. On Thursday, at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in Houthi attacks on military camps in Yemen, government sources said, warning the death toll could rise. Some reports have put the death toll as high as 58. The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed they carried out the missile and drone strikes in Marib and Hadramout provinces after observing a large Saudi military buildup. The Houthis claimed military camps, weapons depots and vehicles were destroyed. Yemen’s defence ministry said in a statement only that its armed forces would respond to the attacks “at the appropriate place and time”, while the health minister ordered medical facilities to increase readiness to treat wounded soldiers. Yemeni sources said recently they believe Saudi Arabia is preparing for a major military offensive against the Houthis by sea and possibly by land in central Yemen, in a move to break their chokehold on Saudi oil exports through the southern Red Sea. In a separate attack early on Friday, a Saudi official accused the Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in Saudi Arabia, injuring 11 civilians, including a four-year-old child. Maj General Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen’s government, said the coalition would continue taking all necessary measures to protect civilians. The attack was in southern Najran province, and injured seven Saudis, one Yemeni, two Egyptians and one Pakistani national, he said. Neither the Houthis nor Iran immediately commented on Friday’s attack. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have been vying for control of Yemen for more than a decade but over the past month an uneasy status quo has unravelled, with the Houthis mounting attacks against Saudi Aramco oil facilities. The Houthi movement, which controls Yemen’s capital Sana’a and much of its Red Sea coastline, declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month. A senior Saudi official on Thursday said the kingdom was expecting imminent coordinated attacks from the north and south by Iraqi militias and the Houthis in Yemen under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said intelligence reports from Saudi Arabia, the US and other regional countries indicated civilian and economic sites could be targeted, including energy infrastructure, ports and airports. Saudi Arabia had also observed drones and missiles being moved, suggesting coordinated operations from both directions, the official said. It comes as Iran and Oman said negotiations on an agreement over the strait of Hormuz was in its “final stage” of drafting. The agreement is likely to be contingent on the US lifting its blockade on Iran’s ports. The strait is crucial to global shipping and energy supplies. Before the war, which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, about one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas passed through the waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. With Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse

Supported by Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War The Iranian-backed militia said it had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce. The Yemeni military said on Thursday that the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, had attacked the armed forces of the country’s internationally recognized government, an escalation that threatened to reignite Yemen’s long-simmering civil war. The Houthis targeted “several camps and units of the Armed Forces deployed in Marib and Hadramout provinces,” two oil-rich provinces controlled by the government, the Yemeni defense ministry said in a statement posted on social media. At least 17 military personnel were killed in Thursday’s attack, the state news agency reported citing a coalition statement. The fighting on Thursday wasn’t just in Yemen. A Saudi-led military coalition backing Yemen’s official government blamed a separate shelling attack in Saudi territory on the Houthis, saying 11 civilians had been injured in the Najran border region. The Houthis did not immediately address the attack in Saudi Arabia. Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has sought to oust the Houthis and restore the internationally recognized government, after the militia seized control of the capital, Sanaa. Over the past few weeks, the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have spiraled into new clashes that risk expanding into another full-blown war. A Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said hours after the attack in Yemen that it had launched a “large number of drones and ballistic missiles” at Yemeni military camps in Marib and Hadramout. He said the group had conducted the attack after it “monitored a large Saudi military mobilization “ that was “aiming to escalate against them.” The Yemeni defense ministry said it would retaliate against the Houthis “at the appropriate time and place.” The Saudi-led military coalition said it would take “all deterrent mechanisms against these terrorist aggressions.” The civil war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands of people not only from direct violence, but also hunger and disease stemming from the conflict. The government and the Houthis agreed to a fragile cease-fire in 2022, and Saudi Arabia pulled back from its extensive bombing campaign in Yemen. The latest round of fighting has prompted fears that the truce is nearing collapse, after months of escalating tensions and intermittent ground skirmishes between government and Houthi forces. The Houthis have also clashed with Saudi Arabia in recent weeks and declared a blockade of Saudi oil shipping last month in the Red Sea, firing on passing commercial vessels. Mr. Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, warned the Saudi government on Thursday that it “will bear the consequences of any escalation.” Since the Houthis announced their blockade, each side has claimed attacks on the other. A Saudi-led military coalition has carried out airstrikes in Houthi-held territory for the first time in years. Separate from shipping attacks, the Houthis said they have targeted crude-oil supplies and transport routes linking Saudi Arabia’s eastern oil fields to the Red Sea hub of Yanbu. While in the past the Houthis have acted in support of their main ally, Iran, they also have their own reasons for stepping up attacks on Saudi Arabia now, according to researchers who study the group. Over the past decade, the Houthis have cemented their control of the country’s north, effectively dividing Yemen into two states. Analysts say the group now appears to be looking to consolidate its control over Yemen and its oil resources, believing it has little left to lose after years of political stalemate since the cease-fire. The province of Marib, where the armed forces were attacked on Thursday, is one of the last strongholds of the Yemeni government in the north. Located east of the capital Sanaa, it is home to the country’s largest concentration of displaced persons who had fled the fighting over the years. Last week, the Yemeni authorities declared a state of emergency in Marib to counter a deadly measles outbreak. Hadramaot, which also came under attack from the Houthis, is home to much of Yemen’s modest oil reserves that have been a key source of funding for the beleaguered government. Saeed Al-Batati contributed reporting from al-Mukalla, Yemen. Ismaeel Naar is an international reporter for The Times, covering the Gulf states. He is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pranav Baskar is an international reporter at The Times, based in New York. Related Content Advertisement

At least 45 soldiers belonging to Yemeni government forces were killed Thursday, and at least 50 others were wounded, in a large-scale attack by the Iran-backed Houthis on military camps in the center and east of the country. Government officials said the death toll could still rise. The attacks targeted bases in the provinces of Marib and Hadramawt, which are controlled by the internationally recognized government. Yemen’s military confirmed that there were dead and wounded among its ranks, but did not provide official figures. The government’s health minister ordered hospitals and medical facilities in the two provinces to raise their level of alert and prepare to receive additional casualties. Marib is not just another front-line province: It is considered one of the main strongholds still held by the camp opposing the Houthis in northern Yemen, and it is home to the country’s only gas field and one of its largest oil fields. Its fall, or a weakening of the forces in the area, could give the Houthis a significant economic and military advantage. Hadramawt, by contrast, is Yemen’s largest province and a central arena in the power struggles between the Saudi-backed government and the UAE-backed southern separatists. The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they had launched ballistic missiles and drones at what they described as concentrations of Saudi forces in the areas of Ar-Ruwayk, Al-Abr and Ath-Thaniyah. The terrorist organization claimed that “hundreds of fighters” affiliated with Saudi Arabia were killed or wounded, and that damage was caused to camps, weapons depots and military vehicles. The Houthis said the operation was carried out after their personnel identified “a large Saudi military buildup,” which they said was intended to prepare an attack on areas under Houthi control. The Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said: “We are ready to confront any escalation.” The attack is considered one of the deadliest escalations inside Yemen since an unofficial ceasefire took effect in April 2022. The arrangement did not lead to a formal end to the civil war, but it largely froze the front lines and reduced major fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government. The U.S. condemned the attack, saying it was another example of terrorism carried out by the Houthis against the Yemeni people. The siege at sea — and the attack on land Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014, after the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and large parts of the country’s north, forcing the government into exile. Saudi Arabia formed a military coalition the following year aimed at restoring the government to power. Over the years, the war has taken a heavy toll and left Yemen in a prolonged humanitarian and economic crisis. Thursday’s attack came after weeks of renewed deterioration in relations between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. Last month, the Houthis declared a “naval siege” against the kingdom in the Red Sea, in response to what they call the Saudi blockade of Yemen. Riyadh rejects the claim and accuses the Houthis of trying to disrupt international shipping and its oil exports. The Houthis are also considering, according to a Reuters report, charging most ships that pass through the southern Red Sea, while possibly exempting Chinese vessels. According to sources who spoke with the news agency, the matter was discussed with Iranian representatives, and advisers from Tehran arrived in Yemen to help establish a mechanism that would regulate the collection of fees. A U.N. experts report claimed that in 2024, transit fees allegedly collected reached up to $180 million a month, but stressed that it could not verify the figure. On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed they had launched missiles at two Saudi oil tankers — one near the Red Sea port city of Yanbu and the other in the Gulf of Aden. Saudi Arabia did not confirm their claims. At the same time, data from the company Kpler pointed to an unusual drop in vessel traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Only one merchant ship passed through it Wednesday, compared with 20 the previous day. Bab el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, is one of the world’s most important trade routes. About 12% of global trade and about a quarter of container traffic usually pass through the strait. Disruption to shipping in the area could force shipping companies to sail around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope, a route that adds one to two weeks to a voyage and significantly raises transport costs. The route’s importance to Saudi Arabia has grown because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, which have complicated oil exports from the Persian Gulf. During the war in Gaza, the Houthis already proved that even a relatively small number of attacks can drive shipping companies away from an entire route because of risks to crews, cargo and insurance costs. Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a large share of Saudi energy exports has been shifted westward through pipelines leading to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea. According to regional sources, about 70% of Saudi energy exports are already being transferred through Yanbu, and the Red Sea now serves as a route for about 7% of global energy supply. For that reason, a Houthi threat to Bab el-Mandeb is not only a threat to shipping, but also to the main remaining alternative route for Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni arm expands to Iraq Against the backdrop of the escalation, it was reported last week that Saudi Arabia was concentrating forces ahead of the possibility of a naval, and perhaps also ground, operation against the Houthis in central Yemen. According to a report in The Guardian, one possible target is Al-Bayda province, which was captured by the Houthis in 2020 and 2021. Riyadh has also been working to establish a naval coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. The escalation is no longer limited to Yemeni territory. According to Saudi and regional assessments published last week, the Houthis took part in attacks against Saudi Arabia launched from Iraqi territory, in cooperation with pro-Iranian militias and under the supervision of the Revolutionary Guards. A week ago, as a reminder, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia jointly attacked pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. The Houthis have a permanent presence in Iraq, and in 2024 they even announced the establishment of a joint operations room with armed factions in the country. The coordination indicates that the organization is gradually turning from a local Yemeni force into a more active part of a regional network capable of attacking from several fronts.

(CNN) -- The internationally recognized Yemeni government’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that the attack launched by the Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, on camps in the provinces of Ma’rib and Hadhrmout resulted in the deaths of all those killed being Yemenis, denying the Houthis’ claim of targeting and killing “Saudi forces.” The ministry published a statement on its official social media accounts, confirming that the Houthis carried out an attack “with ballistic missiles and drones, targeting a number of camps and units of the armed forces spread in the provinces of Ma’rib and Hadhrmout.” The statement added that the attack led to the death and injury of “a number of the armed forces personnel stationed at those sites, all of whom are Yemeni citizens from various provinces of the republic.” Earlier on Thursday, the Houthis announced a wide-scale military operation targeting Saudi forces with ballistic missiles and drones in several areas inside Yemeni territory. The group, supported by Iran, said in a statement released by spokesman Yahya Sarayk that it had carried out “a wide and qualitative military operation targeting the Saudi enemy’s mobilizations in the areas of Al-Ruwaik, Al-Abar, Al-Thaniyah, and other camps… using a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.” The statement added that the attacks came in response to what it described as “large Saudi military mobilizations nearing final stages aimed at escalation,” noting that the attack resulted in the “killing and injuring of hundreds” of Saudi forces as well as the burning and destruction of camps, supply depots, and military vehicles. Reuters had reported earlier on Thursday that at least 30 Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the Houthis’ attacks on military camps in Ma’rib and Hadhrmout, citing government sources. These attacks represent a serious escalation since the 2022 truce that largely ended the fighting between the Houthis and the internationally recognized Yemeni government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition.