Houthi drone and missile strikes kill at least 30 Yemeni government troops

Sun Sep 06 2026 01:49:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Yemeni emergency forces suffered 30 casualties after Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at camps in central Yemen, intensifying the war with a Saudi‑led coalition.

Reports indicate that Houthi rebels used missiles and drones to hit military camps run by Yemen’s Emergency Forces in Marib and Hadramawt, killing at least 30 soldiers. The attack was framed by the Houthis as a strike on "large Saudi military build‑ups" amid a recent escalation that has seen the group targeting Saudi infrastructure. United Nations figures record over 150,000 deaths and a humanitarian crisis affecting more than 22 million Yemenis, underscoring the severe stakes of the protracted conflict.

At least 30 Yemeni government troops are reported to have been killed in Houthi rebel attacks on military camps in central Yemen.

Sources say missiles and drones struck several camps run by the Emergency Forces in the al‑Ruwayk area of Marib province and the al‑Abr area of Hadramawt.

Health Minister Qasim Bahibah condemned the "treacherous" attack as a move to destabilise security and stability, although he did not provide a death toll.

A Houthi spokesperson claimed the strikes targeted "large Saudi military build‑ups" preparing for an offensive, while the United States described the attacks as "cowardly" and part of the group’s wider terrorism against the Yemeni people.

The Yemen civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis ousted the government from Sanaa. In 2015, a Saudi‑led coalition intervened in an effort to restore the government, a move that has kept the country in a state of conflict ever since.

The fighting has left more than 150,000 dead and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 22 million people in need of aid, according to the UN.

While an informal truce held since 2022, the Houthis have recently escalated operations, launching a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia and conducting missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea.

The group says it is retaliating against a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Houthi‑controlled territory, and an air strike on Sanaa airport that it blames on the kingdom.