Yemen Forces Shell Houthi Positions in Taiz After Port City Attack
Yemeni forces conducted attacks on Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib in response to recent Houthi strikes, while intercepting two explosive drones over Marib with no reported casualties amid the ongoing Yemen conflict.
Recent Clashes in Taiz Province
Yemeni army shelled Houthi positions in Taiz following an attack on the port city, with clashes reported on several fronts in the province. [1] Government-run Saba news agency reports these clashes with Houthis on several fronts in the province. [1] The actions form part of Yemen's military response within the broader Yemen conflict.
Drone Interceptions in Marib
Yemeni forces intercepted two Houthi explosive drones launched toward residential neighborhoods and camps for displaced people in Marib. [2] Defense Ministry says the drones were launched toward those areas in Marib with no casualties or damage reported. [2] These interceptions occurred alongside other military actions in central and eastern Yemen.
Yemeni forces intercept two Houthi explosive drones over Marib. — Source: anadolu
Yemeni Military Response to Houthi Strikes
Yemen's military targeted Houthi sites and capabilities on multiple front lines in response to recent Houthi strikes in central and eastern Yemen. [3] The attacks were in response to the Houthis’ recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen. [3] Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as part of this effort. [5] Such steps reflect direct engagement in the Yemen conflict.
Risk of Renewed Civil War
The escalation between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-supported coalition, threatens to reignite the civil war after a 2022 truce. [3] The escalation threatens to reignite Yemen’s civil war following a 2022 truce. [3] The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi was before some weeks with air attacks on the militia-controlled capital Sanaa again escalated. [4] Houthis recently attacked several Saudi ships or forced them at least to course changes. [4]
UN Call for De-escalation
The UN special envoy warned of a higher risk of a new major conflict than at any time since the April 2022 truce, with potential for the country to be drawn into a broader regional confrontation. [4] The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, wrote on the platform X that currently the risk of a new major conflict is higher than at any other time since the UN-mediated ceasefire in April 2022. [4] There is the danger that the country is drawn into a more comprehensive regional confrontation with devastating consequences for the population. [4]
Potential for Wider Regional Impact
The conflict threatens also to complicate a peace solution in the war between the USA and Iran. [4] On the one hand the regional conflict is expanded on a further stage. [4] On the other hand the pressure rises on the USA and Saudi Arabia to react militarily to the attacks of the Houthi rebels on ships. [4] The Sunni kingdom Saudi Arabia fights together with the internationally recognized government in Yemen for more than ten years against the Shiite Houthi militia. [4] In the course of the war with the likewise Shiite-shaped Iran this conflict has now also escalated anew. [4]
Yemeni forces shell Houthi positions in Taiz province during renewed clashes. — Source: gdelt
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