UN warns Yemen at greatest risk of renewed major conflict since 2022 truce

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Renewed conflict threats loom in Yemen as Iran-backed Houthi forces launch ballistic missile and drone attacks on Marib, killing two and injuring 14. Yemen's army declared retaliatory operations across various fronts, marking a breakdown of the 2022 ceasefire and raising concerns of a major conflict resurgence.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14, state news agency SABA reported, citing local authorities. Yemen’s army said early on Saturday it had responded against Houthi forces on several fronts. The army did not give details of the operations or say when they took place but said it would respond to any further targeting of its units with what it...