Houthis Kill 30 Soldiers and Hit Aramco Facilities as Yemen Edges Toward Renewed War
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 13
Houthis Kill 30 Soldiers and Hit Aramco Facilities as Yemen Edges Toward Renewed War
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 13
Summary
At least 30 Yemeni government soldiers were killed in Houthi drone and rocket strikes in eastern Yemen, part of a recent surge in attacks that also hit civilians, a commercial vessel and Saudi Aramco sites.
Six people were killed and 10 injured when a vessel was attacked in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, while strikes on al-Makha and Aramco facilities in Jazan deepened fears the 2022 truce is unraveling.
Analysts say the Houthis are trying to disrupt government military preparations, force rivals onto the defensive and shape any new confrontation on their own terms before anti-Houthi forces grow stronger.
Saudi Arabia has responded by hardening its stance, building a 13-country Red Sea shipping alliance and tightening defense coordination with the US, Pakistan and Turkiye, though experts say outside troops are not yet likely.
The escalation is also tied to the wider US-Iran conflict: the Houthis have threatened Red Sea oil routes and could pressure Riyadh and Washington, raising the risk that Yemen slides back into a broader war.