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Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Yemeni govt forces

7 August 2026
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2026-08-07 16:32

At least 58 Yemeni government troops were killed in coordinated ballistic missile and drone strikes launched by Houthi rebels on military camps in Marib and Hadramawt. Yemen’s defense ministry denounced the strikes as a treacherous escalation and vowed to respond "at the appropriate place and time.

The escalation shatters the relative freeze in fighting since the 2022 truce, as regional hostilities increasingly tie Yemen into the broader confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States.

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