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West Asia LIVE: Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, says source
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The Hindu Bureau
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Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a series of missile and drone attacks that killed at least 58 government troops, marking a significant escalation in the civil war. The violence has also impacted Saudi Arabia and contributed to rising global oil prices due to concerns over the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday (August 6, 2026), a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years.
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