Houthi rebels kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces
- Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed dozens of Saudi-supported government troops in missile and drone attacks Thursday, medical sources said, as the country's conflict becomes the latest front in the US-Iran war.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military buildup backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
- Read moreYemen says ready to escalate against Houthi rebels as they target Saudi Arabia The attacks killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources told AFP.
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- Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed dozens of Saudi-supported government troops in missile and drone attacks Thursday, medical sources said, as the country's conflict becomes the latest front in the US-Iran war.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military buildup backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
- Read moreYemen says ready to escalate against Houthi rebels as they target Saudi Arabia The attacks killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources told AFP.
Sources: Al Jazeera, France 24