This article reports on Houthi rebels’ response to recent US airstrikes in Yemen. The Yemeni insurgent group fired drones into southern Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented attack on an American diplomatic compound. The Houthi attacks allegedly came in response to US airstrikes that killed 34 Houthi fighters and wounded dozens more over the course of several days in Yemen. The Houthis denied responsibility for a drone assault oneweek earlier on the United States Embassy in Yemen. The attacks by the Houthi rebels are seen as a form of rebellion against President Trump’s mounting military campaign against terrorist organizations in the Middle East. The article also highlights that the UN Mission in Yemen has suffered sabotage, and UN officials have claimed that the de-escalation process in Yemen has “completely collapsed.”
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