Yemeni army says it struck Saudi forces gathering in Marib with missiles

The Yemeni army announced on Sunday night that it had targeted a gathering of Saudi forces in Marib province in northeastern Yemen with a missile attack, according to a report by Mehr News.

Yemeni sources said the Marib Governorate announced that Ansar Allah forces, referred to in the report as the Yemeni armed forces, struck the city of Marib with a missile attack and used eight ballistic missiles in the operation. The report did not give details on casualties or the extent of damage caused by the strikes.

Separately, Yemeni sources said the air defences of the country's armed forces confronted Saudi warplanes in the sky over Saada province and forced them to retreat. No further details were provided on the timing of that confrontation or on any damage.

The report did not include a statement from Saudi officials or from the Saudi-led coalition regarding the claims. It also did not specify the exact location within Marib where the gathering was said to have been targeted, or when the missile attack took place beyond the announcement on Sunday night.

Marib has been a focus of military activity in Yemen's conflict, and Saada province, the northern stronghold of Ansar Allah, has repeatedly been the site of reported confrontations with aircraft. The Mehr News report, citing Yemeni sources, provided no additional context on the wider course of the conflict or on diplomatic efforts related to it.

According to Mehr News, the Yemeni army's announcement covered both the missile attack in Marib and the air-defence response over Saada, with the Marib Governorate stating that eight ballistic missiles were used in the strike on the city.