More than 100 Soldiers Killed in Drone and Missile Attack in Yemen

The attack came on Saturday after a relatively few months of peace in the ongoing war between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition-backed Yemen government.
More than 100 Soldiers Killed in Drone and Missile Attack in Yemen

A missile and drone attack on a mosque at a military camp in Marib, Yemen killed more than 100 soldiers and injured dozens more. Medical and military sources gave this information on Sunday. The Huti rebels are being blamed for these attacks. The attack came on Saturday after a relatively few months of peace in the ongoing war between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition-backed Yemen government.

More than 100 people killed
Military sources said the Houthi rebels attacked the mosque at a military camp during the Namaz on Saturday evening in Marib, about 170 km east of Sanaa. Yemen's Foreign Ministry tweeted, "We strongly condemn the attack on the mosque by the Houthi rebels … which killed more than 100 people and injured dozens." The casualties were taken to a hospital in Marib city. A medical source at the hospital had earlier said that 83 soldiers were killed and 148 others were injured in the attack.

Yemen's President condemned the attack

The day before this attack, coalition-backed government forces launched a major campaign against the Houthi rebels in the Naham region north of Sanaa. According to the official dialogue committee Saba, a military source said that the struggle in Naham continued on Sunday. Meanwhile, sources said, "There have been dozens of casualties in the (Huti) militia." President Abedrabbo Mansoor Hadi, Yemen, has condemned this "cowardice and terrorist attack".

Houthi rebels did not take responsibility for the attack

Sabi quoted Hadi as saying, "This shameful move by the Houthi militia undoubtedly confirms that it is not desirous of peace, as it knows nothing but death and destruction and is Iran's inferior weapon in the region." 'The Houthi rebels have not taken immediate responsibility for this attack and Sabah has not stated the number of dead in their report. The attacks come at a time when United Nations envoy Martin Griffiths on Thursday welcomed the shortfall in the attacks.

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