Yemen: Houthi rebel rockets strike military graduation

Yemen: Houthi rebel rockets strike military graduation

Scores reportedly killed or wounded by rocket attack targeting UAE-backed armed force's graduation parade

By Mehmet Nuri Ucar

AL-DHALEA, Yemen (AA) - Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired rockets at a military graduation ceremony of a UAE-backed armed force on Sunday, killing and wounding many, according to information from local sources.

Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly hit the military graduation parade of Hizam al-Emni forces in the southern city of al-Dhalea, linking the southern, government-controlled port of Aden to Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital.

The sources said the attacks killed several and wounded many, but gave no firm numbers.

Yemen has been beset by violence and chaos since 2014 when Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including Sanaa.

The crisis escalated in 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition launched a devastating air campaign aimed at rolling back Houthi territorial gains.

Saudi Arabia and its allies accuse the Houthis of being a proxy to Iran.

Since then, tens of thousands of Yemenis, including numerous civilians, are believed to have been killed and injured in the conflict, while another 14 million are at risk of starvation, according to the UN.

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