Houthis strike residential areas near Yemen's Mokha port

Missile attack on western Yemen

The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a missile attack against residential districts surrounding the Port of Mokha in western Yemen on Sunday, the government-run Saba news agency reported. The agency stated that multiple projectiles struck neighborhoods in the port city, located in the western Taiz province, though it provided no immediate details regarding casualties or material damage. The Houthis did not immediately issue a statement addressing the reported attack.

Escalation after months of calm

Fighting has periodically intensified along several Yemeni fronts since last month, leaving dozens of people dead and wounded on both sides. Yemen had been under a relative lull since April 2022 after nearly 12 years of war between government forces and the Iranian-backed Houthis, who seized control of the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognized government.