Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Say Saudi-Backed Forces Launched Airstrikes, and Other Key Mideast News
A Houthi official said the overnight strikes hit four governorates as fighting widened after rebel attacks wounded 73 people in Saudi Arabia.
- On Wednesday, Saudi-backed forces launched 32 airstrikes across four Yemeni provinces—Marib, Jawf, Taiz, and Hodeida—targeting Iran-backed Houthi positions following rebel attacks on Saudi oil facilities that wounded 73 people.
- Intensifying clashes between Iran-backed Houthi and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces shattered a four-year truce in the country's civil war, fueling the current escalation.
- The U.S. Embassy in Yemen stated Tuesday that the government has the right to "end the Houthis' ability to inflict terror," while U.N. Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warned the violence threatens to widen the regional conflict.
- In a statement late Tuesday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned the Houthi aggression and reiterated its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia.
- The conflict threatens to disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route that has helped cushion the global impact of Iran's control over the nearby Strait of Hormuz.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news – WTOP News
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces after re
Yemen's Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of
Image released by the Houthi forces on 7 September, allegedly shows a ballistic missile attack on trucks carrying military equipment from Saudi Arabia to military camp in Yemen. Ansarullah Media Center via AFP The Houthi terrorist group reported on Wednesday (9) that more than 30 Saudi attacks were recorded in various regions of Yemen, one day after the group bombarded the territory of Saudi Arabia, actions that left dozens of wounded. ✅ Follow …
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people.
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