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Houthi attack on Aden’s Al-Maashiq Palace kills 5 and injures 16
Yemen’s government announced that five people were killed and 16 injured in a Houthi attack on the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in Aden. Health and Population Minister Qasim Bahibeh said palace guards and civilian workers serving in the area were among those affected.
Yemen’s government announced that five people were killed and 16 injured after an attack on the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in Aden, the country’s interim capital. The attack targeted the government headquarters inside the palace complex in the city’s Sirah district.
Yemen’s Minister of Health and Population, Qasim Bahibeh, said those killed and injured were palace guards and civilian workers serving in the area.
Five ballistic missiles were used in the palace attack
The attack, which took place on Thursday afternoon, involved ballistic missiles. Government sources and eyewitnesses said the Houthis attacked Al-Maashiq Palace with ballistic missiles.
A government official said five ballistic missiles were fired at the palace and that several members of the Yemeni government were inside during the attack. Initial statements put the number of fatalities among palace guards at three, but the toll was later updated to five dead and 16 injured.
The attack on Al-Maashiq Palace was described as the first assault on the palace since fighting between the Houthis and the Yemeni government escalated again last July.
Al-Alimi orders an investigation
Following the attack, Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, checked on the health of council members Abdulrahman al-Muharrami and Mahmoud al-Subaihi, as well as Prime Minister Shaia al-Zindani. Al-Alimi also heard an initial report on the impact of the attack.
Al-Alimi ordered that the families of those killed and injured be supported, the investigation be completed and measures to protect state institutions be strengthened. Military and security units were instructed to take the necessary measures against threats.
The Yemeni government said the attack would not deter it from its goal of restoring state institutions and ending the coup.
Statement on the “Yemen Dawn” operation
Al-Alimi followed the latest developments in the operation called “Yemen Dawn” and military developments on various fronts. The governors of Taiz and Lahij, along with military officials, briefed him on developments on the ground and the humanitarian situation.
The Yemeni government said the number of air and ground attacks carried out by government forces with the support of the coalition backing legitimacy had exceeded 17,000 since the operation began. Al-Alimi said the operation was continuing in line with its goals of restoring state institutions and reestablishing state authority throughout the country, including the capital, Sana’a.
Background to the conflict in Yemen
The conflict in Yemen began after the Houthis seized control of the capital, Sana’a, and parts of the country in September 2014. The Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 to support Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
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