Houthi missile, drone strikes hit Yemen camps, Saudi border

A major escalation in Yemen's long-running civil war saw Houthi rebels launch coordinated missile and drone attacks on government military camps on August 6, 2026, killing dozens of troops, followed hours later by a cross-border assault on southern Saudi Arabia that injured 11 civilians, including a four-year-old child. The back-to-back strikes represent the most significant breach of a de facto truce that has largely held since April 2022, raising immediate fears of a return to full-scale conflict and broader regional instability.

The initial attacks targeted camps belonging to the internationally recognized, Saudi-backed Yemeni government in the central province of Marib and the eastern province of Hadramout. Yemeni military and medical sources reported that at least 30 government soldiers were killed, with dozens more wounded. One military source described a missile strike hitting troops during morning formation. The Houthi military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility for what he called a large-scale operation, asserting the strikes had killed or injured hundreds of what he termed "Saudi enemy mercenaries" and destroyed camps, ammunition depots,...