DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes around the country, as the rebels press a deadly offensive to seize territory bordering the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The attacks targeted Houthi positions across the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country, which is divided between areas held by the rebels and those controlled the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government.
“The Saudi enemy targeted the provinces of Jawf, Al-Bayda, Marib and Taiz with several airstrikes and cruise missiles,” said the Saba news agency, which is affiliated with the Houthi movement.
Days of fighting near the Red Sea coast have left more than 300 people dead and displaced hundreds of families as the Houthis try to capture land bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait.