Iran lists conditions for reopening Hormuz as Oman talks continueGulf states condemn missile strike on Adnoc tanker in HormuzOpenAI pauses part of Astra work over cyber capabilitiesTurkey likens Mecca defence pact to NATO's Article 5Russian drones kill boy and grandparents near KyivTyphoon Dolphin heads for eastern China after hitting OkinawaYemen's army counterattacks after Houthi strikes on MaribSpain checks arrivals from Italy as Ceuta row splits SchengenBritish Columbia declares emergency as wildfire forces 20,000 to fleeUS strategic oil reserve at lowest level since 1983 as Hormuz stays shutGermany warns of daily hybrid warfare after Leipzig drone incidentCIA expands Cuba operations as US widens regime-change pushPentagon orders industry to accelerate weapons output as interceptor stocks thinUS Senate approves new Russia sanctions billZelensky says US will supply interceptor missiles monthlySaudi Arabia drawn deeper into the war with IranMore than 178,000 migrants leave South AfricaTurkish parliament passes bill on peace with Kurdish rebelsThai school shooting toll rises to nine after girl diesDrone explodes near Bulgarian gas pipelineUkrainian drones wound 13 in Belgorod and set refinery ablazeTurkey moves to restrict Black Sea shipping after attacks on its vesselsBomb attack in Colombia follows new president's inaugurationUS Senate advances landmark crypto bill as opposition hardensUS calls China's Scarborough Shoal rules destabilisingVance says US destroyed Iran's nuclear programme as top general seeks off-rampDeadly protests in Kashmir test Pakistan's military rulersHamas repeats readiness for US Gaza plan as Israel holds backRussia claims capture of Ivanovka and strikes on ships at Ukrainian portsCrews recover 19 bodies from Gaza rubbleZelensky puts North Korean troops backing Russia at up to 50,000ADF attack kills at least 13 in DR CongoWitkoff and Kushner may travel to Kyiv and MoscowLebanon reports Israeli incursion as army probes deadly blastCanada pushes for trade deal before Trump's 50 percent tariffNvidia plans multibillion investment in AI partnerAmazon funds private Texas gas plant for its data centresArgentine security forces injure more than 1,500 at Congress protestUS stocks close at records after soft jobs reportAmazon deforestation hits ten-year low as logging shifts to BoliviaUkrainian strikes on Wildberries test Russia's richest businesswomanBus collision in Niger kills at least 22China's factory-gate inflation eases to three-month lowNationalisations return as states reclaim strategic firmsFrench farm union demands billions in aid after drought and heatwavesIndia tests home-built Kusha air-defence missileTaiwan slows its internet for wartime drillIsraeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose landLeaking tanker off Oman sinks deeperExperts call Burhan's pledge to defeat RSF this year too ambitiousIran lists conditions for reopening Hormuz as Oman talks continueGulf states condemn missile strike on Adnoc tanker in HormuzOpenAI pauses part of Astra work over cyber capabilitiesTurkey likens Mecca defence pact to NATO's Article 5Russian drones kill boy and grandparents near KyivTyphoon Dolphin heads for eastern China after hitting OkinawaYemen's army counterattacks after Houthi strikes on MaribSpain checks arrivals from Italy as Ceuta row splits SchengenBritish Columbia declares emergency as wildfire forces 20,000 to fleeUS strategic oil reserve at lowest level since 1983 as Hormuz stays shutGermany warns of daily hybrid warfare after Leipzig drone incidentCIA expands Cuba operations as US widens regime-change pushPentagon orders industry to accelerate weapons output as interceptor stocks thinUS Senate approves new Russia sanctions billZelensky says US will supply interceptor missiles monthlySaudi Arabia drawn deeper into the war with IranMore than 178,000 migrants leave South AfricaTurkish parliament passes bill on peace with Kurdish rebelsThai school shooting toll rises to nine after girl diesDrone explodes near Bulgarian gas pipelineUkrainian drones wound 13 in Belgorod and set refinery ablazeTurkey moves to restrict Black Sea shipping after attacks on its vesselsBomb attack in Colombia follows new president's inaugurationUS Senate advances landmark crypto bill as opposition hardensUS calls China's Scarborough Shoal rules destabilisingVance says US destroyed Iran's nuclear programme as top general seeks off-rampDeadly protests in Kashmir test Pakistan's military rulersHamas repeats readiness for US Gaza plan as Israel holds backRussia claims capture of Ivanovka and strikes on ships at Ukrainian portsCrews recover 19 bodies from Gaza rubbleZelensky puts North Korean troops backing Russia at up to 50,000ADF attack kills at least 13 in DR CongoWitkoff and Kushner may travel to Kyiv and MoscowLebanon reports Israeli incursion as army probes deadly blastCanada pushes for trade deal before Trump's 50 percent tariffNvidia plans multibillion investment in AI partnerAmazon funds private Texas gas plant for its data centresArgentine security forces injure more than 1,500 at Congress protestUS stocks close at records after soft jobs reportAmazon deforestation hits ten-year low as logging shifts to BoliviaUkrainian strikes on Wildberries test Russia's richest businesswomanBus collision in Niger kills at least 22China's factory-gate inflation eases to three-month lowNationalisations return as states reclaim strategic firmsFrench farm union demands billions in aid after drought and heatwavesIndia tests home-built Kusha air-defence missileTaiwan slows its internet for wartime drillIsraeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose landLeaking tanker off Oman sinks deeperExperts call Burhan's pledge to defeat RSF this year too ambitious
Bota
Symbolic image: Yemen's army counterattacks after Houthi strikes on MaribSymbolic image

Yemen's army counterattacks after Houthi strikes on Marib

4 sources

Yemen's army said on Saturday it had attacked Houthi positions on several fronts, after missile and drone strikes on Marib city killed two civilians and wounded 14. The UN envoy warns Yemen is closer to large-scale war than at any point since the 2022 truce.

What happened

  • Houthi missiles and drones hit army camps in Marib and Hadramawt on Thursday, 6 August, killing at least 30 soldiers.
  • Friday's strikes hit displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods; a Yemeni official told The National more than 17 people were killed.
  • Marib hosts more than 2 million of Yemen's nearly 5 million displaced people.
  • Yemen's deputy information minister said the Houthis resumed shelling Marib neighbourhoods on Saturday.
  • The army said it repelled a separate attack on Friday evening without casualties.

The view from outside

The New York Times places the flare-up in the regional wait over a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera's correspondent in Sanaa called it the first announced government counteroffensive in months.

What could happen next

  • The army says further attacks on its units will meet what it calls necessary military measures; it gave no operational details.
  • Casualty counts for Friday diverge across sources; Reuters could not independently verify claims by either side.
  • Saudi Arabia's role is open: Cambridge specialist Elisabeth Kendall says a more unified government could gain if Riyadh intervenes decisively.
  • The UN demands de-escalation and an end to Houthi strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea.
How the camps see it

  • Yemen's government: Says it struck Houthi sites and capabilities along multiple axes to protect its units and unarmed civilians, and accuses the group of serving foreign agendas.

  • Houthi movement: Says it targeted Saudi-backed forces, depots and equipment at the Sahn al-Jinn camp, citing suspicions of a planned government-Saudi offensive.

Also involved

Saudi ArabiaIran

To the edition