Yemen: 80 Soldiers died in Missile Attack

Missiles and Drone attacks were carried out in Yemen’s Marib province on Saturday. At least 80 Yemeni soldiers died in this attack. The incident took place when soldiers were offering namaz at a mosque in Marib province.

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— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 19, 2020

Yemen’s government has blamed Houthi rebels for this attack, but there has been no claim of responsibility. since 2014, Saudi Arabia-backed Yemen is in conflict with Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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According to medical and military sources, on Saturday, a mosque located at the military camp in Marib was attacked by missiles and drones by Houthis. This province is 170 km east of the capital, Sanaa. Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has condemned the attack. He has called it a terrorist attack.

Yemeni government officials blamed Iran-allied Houthi rebels for the attack . At present, Houthis have not claimed responsibility for the attack.