Yemen rebels claim missile attack on Saudi camp

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Yemen's Houthi rebel group claimed a ballistic missile attack on a military camp in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

In a statement, rebel spokesman Yehia Sarie said the attack targeted the camp in Najran province and the missile “perfectly struck its target”.

He said scores of Saudi soldiers and “mercenaries” were killed and injured in the attack.

There was no comment from Riyadh or the Saudi-led coalition on the rebel claim.

Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.

The conflict escalated the following year when Saudi Arabia and its Sunni-Arab allies launched a massive air campaign aimed at rolling back Houthi gains in Yemen and supporting the country’s pro-Saudi government.

More than 70,000 people have been killed in the raging conflict since 2016, according to UN estimates.