Why did Houthis attack Saudi Arabia?

The Iran-backed Houthis began in February a major offensive against the Saudi-backed Yemeni government army to capture the oil-rich province of Marib, which hosts nearly 2 million internally displaced people. The UN has warned the offensive on Marib could lead to a major humanitarian catastrophe.

What is houthi missile?

The Burkan-2H (Arabic H-بركان ٢), or Volcano-2H (also spelled as Borkan H2 and Burqan 2H) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile used by the Houthis militants in Yemen. The Volcano H-2 was first launched in July 2017.

How many Saudi soldiers killed Yemen?

30 soldiers killed
Yemen: At least 30 soldiers killed and 65 injured in strikes on Saudi-backed military base. Houthi rebels are said to have used armed drones and ballistic missiles to attack the Al-Anad military base, belonging to the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen.

Where are the Houthis attacking in Saudi Arabia?

Houthis have repeatedly used their cache of modified missiles to attack targets inside Saudi Arabia. Strikes have hit cities and towns close to the border such as Jizan and Assir, but also targets hundreds of miles into the Saudi interior, like the capital city Riyadh.

What are the tactics of the Houthis in Yemen?

Houthi forces have used a combination of conventional weaponry and unconventional, ad-hoc strategies to fight the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) and its Arab-led Coalition allies in the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Here, Navanti reviews two of the Houthis’ unorthodox methods for prosecuting the ongoing conflict.

When was the first use of the Scud missile?

Scud missiles have been used in combat since the 1970s, mostly in wars in the Middle East. They became familiar to the Western public during the 1991 Gulf War, when Iraq fired dozens at Israel and Saudi Arabia . The first use of the term Scud was in the NATO name SS-1b Scud-A, applied to the R-11 Zemlya ballistic missile.

What kind of missiles did the Houthis use?

The Houthis began externally modifying Soviet weaponry, such as Scud and SA-2 missiles, early on in the Yemen crisis by repainting the rockets, renaming them, and altering their fins. These modifications served two main purposes.