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2020 Ma'rib attack
Part of Ma'rib Campaign
TypeDrone and missile attack
Location
Ma'rib, Yemen

15°25′N 45°21′E / 15.417°N 45.350°E / 15.417; 45.350
TargetMosque at a military camp
Date18 January 2020
Executed by Houthis (denied by Houthis)[1]
Casualties111 soldiers killed[2]
5 civilians[2] killed
148[3] injured
January 2020 Marib attack is located in Yemen
January 2020 Marib attack

On 18 January 2020, a drone and missile attack on a military camp near Ma'rib killed at least 111 Yemeni soldiers. Dozens more were injured.[2] No group claimed responsibility, although the Houthi movement is suspected and was accused of carrying out the attack.[4][5]

Attack

The attack was carried out using ballistic missiles and drones.[6] 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ansar Allah Denied the Marib Attack". ISW News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111". BBC News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "More than 80 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Missile, Drone Attack". Agence France-Presse. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via Voice of America.
  4. ^ "Yemen's president says military needs to be on high alert following attack". Reuters. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Houthi rebels kill at least 80 Yemeni soldiers in missile attack on mosque". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Sixty killed in Houthi attack on camp in Yemen's Marib". Reuters. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Yemen: Scores killed in missile attack on military camp". Deutsche Welle. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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