Houthi Missiles Strike Yemen's Presidential Palace in Aden, Killing Five
The attack on al-Maashiq Palace, seat of the Saudi-backed government, was called the first of its kind. The prime minister was reported safe, but two of his bodyguards were killed.
By Watchman Report staff ·
Five people were killed and 16 injured Thursday when Houthi missiles struck near al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, Yemen's health minister said, according to Al Jazeera. Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the Houthis fired five missiles at the palace, which serves as the headquarters of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government. The government said the prime minister and other officials were safe, but two of the prime minister's bodyguards were killed.
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Sanaa called the strikes on the government's headquarters the "first of their kind" and said fears were growing of "an all-out civil war" that could draw in regional powers beyond Saudi Arabia. Fighting has also intensified around Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, which is effectively under Houthi siege. Control of Taiz governorate would help either side control the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
The Saudi-led coalition said Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has come under at least 20 Houthi attacks since Oct. 1, killing 17 people and injuring more than 300. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki accused the Houthis of obtaining ballistic missiles from other countries in the region and released footage of passengers fleeing strikes on the airport.
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