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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Independent EspañolYemen's Houthis, backed by Iran, reported Wednesday that Saudi-led forces launched dozens of air strikes in four Yemeni provinces in response to an offensive over Saudi territory that set several oil facilities on fire and left dozens of people injured.
Saudis carry out 32 strikes against Houthis
Saudi Arabia executed over thirty airstrikes across various regions in Yemen on Wednesday after a string of aggressive Houthi assaults aimed at its infrastructure and urban areas. In another development, Pakistan raised alarms about the formation of a new tripartite defense alliance that guarantees mutual protection, considering any attack on a member as an attack on everyone involved.
On Tuesday, the Huthi rebels attacked the airport and airbase of Saudi Arabia and created an uproar. Now it is Saudi Arabia's turn to reply. The Saudi-backed Yemen government army has carried out air strikes on several locations of the Houthi rebels.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news – WTOP News
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel
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