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The Houthis (Ansar Allah) launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at the central Yemeni province of Marib late on August 16.
Fayyad al-Numan, minister of information in the internationally recognized Yemeni government backed by Saudi Arabia, said on X, citing local sources, that the Houthis had targeted civilian infrastructure with several ballistic missiles. The sources reported explosions across the province, believed to have been caused by missiles fired at Marib.
Al-Numan said the extent of any damage was not immediately clear, but casualties were feared given the city’s dense population, which includes large numbers of internally displaced people.
Meanwhile, state-run Saba TV reported that the Houthis had resumed shelling Marib city, hitting it with three ballistic missiles.
Government-aligned Aljoumhouriya TV reported, from its side, that three large explosions rocked the city as a result of the attack.
The local authority in Marib later said Houthi forces had targeted residential neighborhoods with four ballistic missiles and four drones.
Saba followed up by reporting that the missile and drone attack wounded several civilians and damaged residents’ property.
The Houthis announced a “maritime blockade” against Saudi Arabia last month, and since then, the group has carried out a series of attacks targeting Saudi airports, oil facilities, Yemeni government forces, infrastructure in the country, and tankers in the Red Sea.
Just a day earlier, the Houthis launched ballistic missiles at the port of Mokha and its surroundings in western Yemen, killing at least six people.
This escalation came amid reports suggesting that Saudi Arabia is preparing an offensive against the Houthis, including a potential ground operation, in cooperation with the Yemeni government. The group is clearly attempting to deter the kingdom and its allies.
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