| January 2020 Marib attack | |
|---|---|
| Part ofMarib Campaign | |
| Type | Drone andmissile attack |
| Location | Marib, Yemen 15°25′N45°21′E / 15.417°N 45.350°E /15.417; 45.350 |
| Target | Military camp |
| Date | 18 January 2020 |
| Executed by |  Houthis (denied by Houthis)[1] |
| Casualties | 111 soldiers killed[2] 5 civilians[2] killed 148[3] injured |
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On 18 January 2020, adrone andmissile attack on amosque in amilitary camp nearMarib killed at least 111 Yemeni soldiers during evening prayers. Dozens more were injured.[4][2] No group claimed responsibility, although theHouthi movement is suspected and was accused of carrying out the attack.[5][6]
The attack was carried out using ballistic missiles and drones.[7] The target was a mosque located on the grounds of a military training camp. It was attacked during evening prayers when dozens of people were inside praying.[8]
The strike had been preceded by months of relative calm in the lingeringYemeni Civil War, where death tolls are often disputed, but the huge toll in Marib represented one of the bloodiest single attacks since the war erupted in 2014.[8]
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