| January 2020 Marib attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Marib Campaign | |
| Type | Drone and missile attack |
| Location | Marib, Yemen 15°25′N 45°21′E / 15.417°N 45.350°E |
| Target | Military camp |
| Date | 18 January 2020 |
| Executed by |  Houthis (denied by Houthis)[1] |
| Casualties | 111 soldiers killed[2] 5 civilians[2] killed 148[3] injured |
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On 18 January 2020, a drone and missile attack on a mosque in a military camp near Marib killed at least 111 Yemeni soldiers during evening prayers. Dozens more were injured.[4][2] No group claimed responsibility, although the Houthi movement is suspected and was accused of carrying out the attack.[5][6]
- ^ "Ansar Allah Denied the Marib Attack". ISW News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111". BBC News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "More than 80 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Missile, Drone Attack". Agence France-Presse. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020 – via Voice of America.
- ^ "The Missile War in Yemen" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Yemen's president says military needs to be on high alert following attack". Reuters. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Houthi rebels kill at least 80 Yemeni soldiers in missile attack on mosque". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.