Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war
DUBAI, UAE — Houthi attacks on a strategic Yemeni province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the oil-rich region.A 2022 truce between the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi-supported Yemen government unravelled last month and at least 58 government troops were killed in rebel missile attacks on Marib province on Thursday.The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said in a statement that the country “today faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022”.Amid the showdown between the United States and Iran, he called on both sides to show “restraint” and to return to “good faith negotiations.”A Yemeni military source told AFP that the latest Houthi attacks in Marib killed eight members of government forces and wounded 12 others.The health minister for the Saudi-backed government said the…
Houthi attacks in Yemen's Marib province killed at least 10 people on Friday, including eight government forces and two civilians, as the rebels escalated strikes on the oil-rich region. This follows missile attacks on Thursday that killed at least 58 government troops. The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the country "today faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022." The 2022 truce between the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi-supported Yemeni government unraveled last month, leading to increased hostilities. A source close to the Saudi military stated that the Saudi-led coalition would not stand "idly by" and that Marib was a "red line."
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