Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict -report
Yemen's army said early on Saturday it had responded against Houthi forces on several fronts along the lines of contact. The army did not give details of the operations or say when they took place.
On Friday, the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential areas in Marib, resulting in two deaths and 14 injuries, according to state news agency SABA.
The Yemeni army responded to the attacks on Saturday, stating it would take necessary military action against further Houthi targeting. However, they did not provide details about the operations or their timing.
This incident marks a significant escalation between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized government, following years of relatively subdued fighting. The fear is that it could trigger a broader regional conflict as tensions rise due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Saudi officials expressed concern, claiming that Saudi Arabia anticipates coordinated attacks from the Houthis and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. However, Iran and its allies have not acknowledged these claims.
Earlier in the week, at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes on military camps in Marib and Hadramawt provinces. On Thursday, the Houthis also claimed responsibility for attacking Saudi military deployments in those provinces following what they perceived as a large Saudi military buildup ahead of an escalation.
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the latest attacks, coupled with renewed assaults on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, have put Yemen at its highest risk of large-scale conflict since April 2022, when the UN-brokered truce came into effect. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and engage in UN-led negotiations, stressing the risk of Yemen being drawn deeper into a wider regional confrontation.
The UN Security Council expressed concern over the heightened tensions in Yemen, stating that the recent actions threaten regional security, navigational rights and freedoms, and risk further escalation. They urged the Houthis to refrain from escalation and encouraged the use of existing dialogue channels to reduce tensions.
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