Yemen government says attacked Sanaa airport, reviving dormant conflict

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Yemen's internationally recognized government claimed responsibility for an attack on the Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport, marking a major escalation in a conflict that had been relatively dormant. The Houthis, controlling the capital and much of northern Yemen, blamed Saudi-backed authorities and threatened retaliation.

Yemen's internationally-recognised government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels, who blamed the authorities' Saudi backers for the attack and threatened retaliation. The rebels control Yemen's capital Sanaa and much of the north, including most population centres, while the internationally-recognised government holds much of the south.