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Houthi attacks kill five in Yemen’s Marib after Saudi border strikes
Houthi attacks kill five in Yemen’s Marib after Saudi border strikes
Houthi rebels killed at least five people in Yemen's Marib province on Friday, a day after their deadliest attack in years, according to officials. A drone strike killed three government troops, while…
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Houthi rebels killed at least five people in Yemen's Marib province on Friday, a day after their deadliest attack in years, according to officials. A drone strike killed three government troops, while shelling of residential areas and displacement camps in Marib city killed two civilians and injured 14, the Health Minister said. The rebels also fired more than 10 missiles and seven drones at military camps, a military source told AFP.
The escalation follows Thursday's Houthi missile and drone attacks that killed at least 58 Saudi-backed government troops, mainly in Marib. Hours earlier, the Saudi military said attacks near the Yemeni border wounded 11 civilians, including a child, in Najran. A Saudi coalition source said Marib was a "red line" and that the coalition would not stand "idly by".
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are spinning a predictable script: the Houthis claim "hundreds" of enemy casualties, Riyadh calls every strike "terrorist" and "indiscriminate". That makes the real toll hard to trust. The 2022 truce has unravelled over a month, and Marib is now the flashpoint. Watch whether the Saudi-led coalition actually moves troops or just talks. The test is simple: if Riyadh launches its own strikes inside Yemen, the truce is finished, and this becomes a full return to war.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
