Houthi attacks kill dozens of troops in Yemen, wound civilians in Saudi Arabia

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-07 · 03:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops on Thursday in missile and drone attacks, marking one of the deadliest days of the civil war in four years. The Houthis stated these attacks were in response to an alleged Saudi Arabian-backed military build-up. These actions occur as Yemen becomes more involved in the broader US-Israeli conflict with Iran, with the rebels intensifying attacks on both Yemeni government forces and neighboring Saudi Arabia. The article notes Saudi Arabia is a key US ally and supports the internationally recognized Yemeni government.

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Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated the rebels attacked government positions in response to an alleged military build-up backed by Saudi Arabia.

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Houthi rebels killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks.

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The attacks are one of the deadliest days of Yemen's civil war in four years.

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Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years.The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and supporter of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military build-up backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

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