Menu

1 / 4

Yemen: 22 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say

#deutschewelle#news#dw#saudi#yemen
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Airstrikes on the village of al-Shariya near the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed at least 22 people on Saturday, the Health Ministry for Yemen's Houthi rebels .

At least 30 people were wounded, according to the ministry.

Ministry spokesperson Anees Alasbahi told the Associated Press that Saudi Arabia had carried out the strikes.

He said in a post on X that that the strikes had hit several homes.

The Houthi-linked Al-Masirah broadcaster showed purported footage of the attack showing piles of debris and wounded people in a hospital.

There was no initial comment from Saudi Arabia on the reported strikes.

More fighting between Yemen's Houthis, Saudi Arabia

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

What is the state of the war in Yemen?

The Iran-backed Houthis have controlled Sanaa and large swathes of western and northern Yemen since the outbreak of the southern Arabian country's civil war in 2014, while Saudi Arabia backs Yemen's…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.