Houthi drone strikes school in Marib east of Yemen, local and regional calls are increasing to deal with the Houthis as terrorists

2022-02-20
12:16:44

Houthi drone strikes school in Marib east of Yemen, local and regional calls are increasing to deal with the Houthis as terrorists

Photo: The primary school that targeted by Houthi militia.

Yemen's Houthi militias launched an explosive-laden drone strike against a school in the country's northern oil-rich province of Marib on Saturday, a local source told YemenOnline.

"Several students were critically injured when a Houthi explosive-laden drone struck their school in the government-controlled province of Marib," the local government source said added.

He clarified that the Houthi drone attack hit the primary school of Harib district in Marib, while the students were leaving their classes.

many human rights activists in Yemen and a number of Arab and Islamic countries are calling for the Houthis to be placed on the list of terrorist organizations that threaten international peace and security because of their continuous violations of killing and torturing civilians, including journalists and opponents, and direct targeting of civilians in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the UAE with ballistic missiles and drones.

On the other hand, many human rights activists in Yemen and a number of Arab and Islamic countries are calling for the Houthis to be placed on the list of terrorist organizations that threaten international peace and security because of their continuous violations of killing and torturing civilians, including journalists and opponents, and direct targeting of civilians in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the UAE with ballistic missiles and drones.

Last January, the pro-government Giants Brigades troops launched a large-scale military operation and expelled the Houthi militia out from Marib's district of Harib following ferocious battles.

The Houthis are still launching sporadic military operations against Marib, in an attempt to control the whole strategic province that includes the country's largest oil and gas fields.

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since the Houthi militia overran much of the country militarily and seized all northern provinces, including the capital Sanaa, in 2014.