[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] On the 18th (local time), Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a government military training camp in Marib province near the capital Sana'a, killing 60 soldiers and injuring dozens, according to Saudi Arabia's state TV.
Syrian state Al-Ikhbariya TV reported that Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting government forces.
In Yemen, the Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have been in continuous conflict, turning the situation into a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi rebels, who currently control a significant portion of Yemen's major cities, seized the capital Sana'a in 2014 and ousted Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
In response, Saudi Arabia, the Sunni Islamic powerhouse, formed the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia in 2015 to reinstate President Hadi, who had taken refuge in Saudi Arabia, and intervened in the Yemeni civil war.
The seven countries participating in the Arab coalition, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accused the Houthi rebels of being "Iran's puppets," but the rebels dismissed this, claiming they are fighting against Yemen's corrupt system.
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