# Houthi missile attacks target Saudi-backed Yemeni government, dozens killed

https://mins.news/en/video/15880

- France 24 English, 2026-08-07 06:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIFcD91_Ekw

> Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government. Missile and drone strikes hit military bases in Marib and Hadramawt provinces. At least 58 government troops were killed in the attacks. The casualties marked one of the deadliest days in Yemen’s civil war in four years.

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