At least 30 Yemeni government soldiers have been reported killed in attacks by Houthi rebels on military camps in central Yemen.
Sources say missiles and drones struck several camps run by the Emergency Forces in the al-Ruwaik area of Marib province and the al-Abr area of Hadramawt.
Health Minister Qasim Bahibah condemned the "treacherous" attack, saying it was intended to destabilise security and stability, though he did not provide a death toll.
A Houthi spokesman claimed the assault targeted “large Saudi military build‑ups” preparing for an offensive, while a Saudi‑led coalition that supports Yemen’s government has yet to comment.
The United States mission to Yemen called the attacks "cowardly" and example of the Houthis’ "terrorism against the Yemeni people."
Yemen’s civil war, which began in 2014 when the Houthis ousted the government from Sanaa, claims over 150,000 dead and has triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than 22 million people needing aid, according to the UN.
The conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia remained largely dormant since an informal truce in 2022 but has recently escalated, with the Houthis announcing a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia and launching several missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea.
The Houthis say they are retaliating for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in the territories they control, and for an air strike on Sanaa airport they blame on the kingdom. This escalation threatens not only soldiers but also the fragile livelihoods of Yemen’s rural and tribal communities that depend on the land for their ancestral traditions and ancient wisdom.
