11 killed in Houthi attacks in Yemen, including 8 military personnel

32 individuals wounded, including six civilians as a result of strikes on Mokha’s port

Strikes by Houthi rebels killed at least 11 people, a medical source in the Yemeni port city of Mokha told AFP, after an earlier drone salvo targeted a Saudi oil refinery on the Red Sea coast.

A medical source in Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognised, Aden-based government, said that "three civilians and eight military personnel had been killed in the Houthi attacks".

The source added that a further 32 individuals were wounded, six of them civilians, explaining all the civilian casualties had been a result of strikes on Mokha’s port.

Smoke billowed from the port city of Mocha, Yemen, after a Houthi attack that killed 11 people on Sunday.
 
It followed an earlier drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery on the coast of the Red Sea pic.twitter.com/gBNI1H8KlG

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Two military sources with the government forces earlier confirmed at least eight troops had been killed in the strikes and more than 40 personnel were injured.

Earlier, Yemen's army announced on Saturday that it launched a military operation at Houthi targets and military equipment.

Read: Yemen's armed forces launch operation against Houthis

Army spokesman Col Majid al-Nuzaili said in a statement that the operation was carried out in response to Houthi attacks on military camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut.

Nuzaili said the operation targeting Houthi elements and military equipment was carried out along contact lines on multiple fronts and axes.

Accusing the Houthis of dragging Yemen into regional conflicts in line with foreign agendas, Nuzaili claimed the group has shattered Yemen's economy and spread sectarianism.

🚨 Yemen’s army launches operation against Houthi targets and military equipment across multiple fronts in response to attacks on military camps in Marib and Hadhramaut https://t.co/DdjFwBiE6j pic.twitter.com/ErVkmRxhxd

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Nuzaili stressed that the Yemeni army holds the Houthis and those standing behind them fully responsible for any continuation of the escalation, adding that the army would respond "without hesitation" if Houthi attacks continue.