SANAA // Saudi-led coalition jets on Sunday bombed a Houthi military position and army bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the rebels killed 45 Emirati soldiers two days ago.
The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the Houthis, and a Houthi base in what was the Al Imam University, a religious school affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood in northern Sanaa.
Residents said explosions could be heard all night and buildings had been levelled but there were no immediate reports of casualties as most people in the area had been evacuated.
On Friday, the Iranian-allied Houthis attacked a weapons storage facility in Marib where exiled President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi’s supporters had been massing troops and military hardware.
The attack killed 45 Emirati soldiers, five Bahrainis, 10 Saudis and four Yemenis.
It was the heaviest toll suffered by the alliance since air strikes began in March to try to restore Mr Hadi to power after the Houthis began advancing on his main base in Aden.
*Reuters
