Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement declared Friday that its forces launched a combined barrage of missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles against the Sahn al-Jinn military installation in Marib, hitting Saudi-aligned troops, supply depots, transport vehicles, and combat hardware, according to Reuters reporting.
Prior to the announcement, Yemeni state television indicated Friday morning that air defense units successfully intercepted several incoming Houthi drones operating over Marib, located east of the capital, Sanaa.
Concurrently, Yemen's official SABA news agency, citing local government authorities in Marib, reported that Houthi units fired ballistic missiles and launched drones into local residential neighborhoods and camps housing displaced families, resulting in two fatalities and leaving 14 people injured.
The Friday assault follows strikes Thursday night against the southern Saudi border city of Najran, where 11 civilians sustained injuries, according to formal disclosures from the military spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
The coalition specified that the wounded comprised seven Saudi citizens, two Egyptian nationals, one Pakistani national, and one Yemeni citizen.
These engagements reflect a sharp resurgence in hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni-based Houthi movement.
Earlier in the week on Wednesday, Houthi officials asserted that their units carried out missile attacks against two Saudi oil tankers - one operating near the Red Sea port of Yanbu and another navigating through the Gulf of Aden.
The naval operations mark an ongoing maritime blockade initiated by Houthi leadership last month across Red Sea shipping lanes. The group instituted the transit blockade following restrictions imposed on commercial shipping and aviation bound for Houthi-administered provinces in Yemen.
In response to the declared naval embargo, the Saudi government pledged to employ all authorized legal mechanisms under international law to protect merchant shipping routes.
The maritime escalation follows heavy terrestrial combat in early July in western Yemen, where government troops engaged Houthi forces south of Hodeidah province, leaving at least 50 Houthi fighters dead and dozens more wounded.
The conflict expanded further after Houthi spokespersons accused Saudi air forces of carrying out airstrikes against Sanaa International Airport. However, Yemen’s internationally recognized administration claimed responsibility for the raid, stating the military action was taken to intercept an incoming aircraft from Iran. In response, Houthi forces launched retaliatory missile strikes toward southwestern Saudi Arabia, targeting locations adjacent to Abha Airport.
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