January 2020 Marib attack
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On 18 January 2020, a drone and missile attack on a mosque in a military camp near Marib killed at least 111 Yemeni soldiers during evening prayers. Dozens more were injured.[4][2] No group claimed responsibility, although the Houthi movement is suspected and was accused of carrying out the attack.[5][6]
Attack
The attack was carried out using ballistic missiles and drones.[7] The target was a mosque located on the grounds of a military training camp. It was attacked during evening prayers when dozens of people were inside praying.[8]
The strike had been preceded by months of relative calm in the lingering Yemeni Civil War, where death tolls are often disputed, but the huge toll in Marib represented one of the bloodiest single attacks since the war erupted in 2014.[8]
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References
- ^ "Ansar Allah Denied the Marib Attack". ISW News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111". BBC News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "More than 80 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Missile, Drone Attack". Agence France-Presse. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via Voice of America.
- ^ "The Missile War in Yemen" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Yemen's president says military needs to be on high alert following attack". Reuters. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Houthi rebels kill at least 80 Yemeni soldiers in missile attack on mosque". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Sixty killed in Houthi attack on camp in Yemen's Marib". Reuters. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Yemen: Scores killed in missile attack on military camp". Deutsche Welle. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
