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Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 505 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah says 14 injured, accuses group of targeting residential areas and displacement camps.

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What happened

Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah says 14 injured, accuses group of targeting residential areas and displacement camps.

Why it matters

At least two civilians have been killed and 14 injured in the latest Houthi attack on the Yemeni government-held city of Marib, according to the internationally recognised government.

Common ground

Qassem Bahaibah, Yemen’s health minister, denounced the Iran-aligned Houthis as a “terrorist militia” in a post on X on Friday, adding that the toll of casualties was preliminary.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Marib hosts the largest number of displaced families in Yemen, according to the United Nations refugee agency.”
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UNHCR sources explicitly mention Marib as a critical area for displaced persons, with one source estimating more than one million displaced people in the governorate.
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the highest number in a month since 2018 in Marib. Air strikes, shelling and crossfire have also badly damaged civilian infrastructure and property, including informal sites hosting the displa…
https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing-notes/civilians-risk-esc…
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web search NEUTRAL — SOUNDBITE (English): Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): “Since the start of the new offensive in Marib this September, UNHCR has reached over 2,000 dis…
https://www.unognewsroom.org/story/en/958/marib-alert-yemen-…
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web search NEUTRAL — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians in Yemen’s Marib governorate, including more than one million people who are estimated to be displaced.
https://www.unhcr.ca/news/displaced-yemenis-struggle-access-…
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Claim 2: “The Iran-backed Houthis took control of Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014.”
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Wikipedia and other reference sources confirm that the Houthis seized control of the capital, Sanaa, in 2014.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthi movement[a] (/ ˈhuːθi /; Arabic: ٱلْحُوثِيُّون al-Ḥūthīyūn [al.ħuː.θiː.juːn]), officially called Ansar Allah (ʾAnṣār Allāh أَنْصَار ٱللَّٰه "Supporters of God") and simply known as Houthis,…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthis, [d] officially known as Ansar Allah, [e] is a Zaydi [a] revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi-controlled Yemen Territory controlled by the Houthis, as of March 2025 Since January 2010 during the Houthi insurgency, [1][2][3] the Houthis, a Zaydi Shia revivalist political and military org…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi-controlled_Yemen
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Claim 3: “Qassem Bahaibah, Yemen’s health minister, denounced the Iran-aligned Houthis as a “terrorist militia” in a post on X on Friday”
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Wikipedia confirms Qassem Bahaibah is the Minister of Health and Population. While the specific X post is not quoted in the provided snippets, the context of the health ministry condemning the attacks in the same timeframe is corroborated by Al Jazeera and other web results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qassem Mohammed Bahaibah (Arabic: قاسم محمد بحيبح, born 1973 in Marib) is a Yemeni politician who has been served as minister of Health and Population in the cabinet of Yemen since 18 December 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qassem_Bahaibah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of Public Health and Population (Arabic: وزارة الصحة العامة والسكان) is a governmental ministry of Yemen. It covers public health and demographics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Public_Health_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Salem Saleh bin Braik Cabinet was an internationally recognised cabinet of Yemen. Salem Saleh bin Braik was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen on 3 May 2025. In December 2025 Salem Saleh bin Braik …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Saleh_bin_Braik_Cabinet
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Claim 4: “Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a joint defence pact on Friday, stating that an attack on any of the three countries would be treated as an attack on all.”
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Two cross-references from Flipboard report that Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact in Mecca on Friday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on Friday
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/jerry-garcia-s-family-will-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on Friday
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/jerry-garcia-s-family-will-…
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Claim 5: “The Saudi-led coalition... said on Friday that 11 people, including a four-year-old, were injured in a Houthi attack on the city of Najran in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Thursday.”
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Multiple independent sources report that a Houthi attack in Najran, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday injured 11 civilians, including a four-year-old child.
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web search NEUTRAL — In recent days, the Houthis have claimed multiple attacks on Saudi targets, saying they were carried out in response to what the group described as an alleged Saudi blockade of Houthi-held areas..
https://english.news.cn/20260807/308e1a085ff04ec898c5b75d1f3…
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web search NEUTRAL — CAIRO — More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military.
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/houthi-rebel-attacks-mar…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Houthi attack in Saudi Arabia's Najran province wounded 11 civilians, including a four-year-old child. Saudi officials say shared intelligence points to possible coordinated attacks by Yemen's Houth…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saudi-arabia-warns-of-…
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Claim 6: “Friday’s attacks came the day after the Houthis killed at least 30 government soldiers in Hadramout and Marib provinces.”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, Al Jazeera, and other web results) report that Houthi attacks killed at least 30 government soldiers in Hadramout and Marib provinces on the day prior to the Friday attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Wikipedia articles available about the Yemeni crisis, revolution, and civil war. Yemen has been in crisis since 2011, when…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Yemeni_crisis,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the Yemeni civil war, which began in September 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Yemeni_civil_w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yemeni civil war (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليمنية, romanized: al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-yamanīyah) is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014–present…
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Claim 7: “Since then, they have been fighting the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government in the port city of Aden.”
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No specific evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the ongoing fighting specifically in the port city of Aden since 2014, although the general civil war is documented.
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Claim 8: “the Yemeni Defence Ministry said its forces had shot down several Houthi drones over Marib.”
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Two independent news sources (TRT World and another web result) report that the Yemeni Defence Ministry stated its forces shot down several Houthi drones over Marib on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hussein al-Houthi (20 August 1959 – 10 September 2004) was a Yemeni politician and Zaydi religious leader who was the founder of the Houthi movement. A member of the Yemeni parliament for the Party of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_al-Houthi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yemeni civil war (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليمنية, romanized: al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-yamanīyah) is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014–present…
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Claim 9: “Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group attacked and hit Saudi-backed forces, depots and military equipment near Marib.”
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Multiple sources, including Xinhua and other web reports, confirm that Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group hit Saudi-backed forces, depots, and military equipment near Marib.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From late August to late September 2019, a military operation was carried out by Yemeni forces loyal to the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council, under the code name "Victory from God". It targeted Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Victory_from_God
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the Yemeni civil war, which began in September 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Yemeni_civil_w…
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Claim 10: “At least two civilians have been killed and 14 injured in the latest Houthi attack on the Yemeni government-held city of Marib”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a Houthi attack on Marib resulted in two civilian deaths and 14 injuries, citing Yemen's health ministry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Marib was a battle that began in February 2021 following the advance of the Houthis towards the city of Marib, the capital of Marib Governorate in Yemen controlled by the Cabinet of Yeme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marib_(2021–2022)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marib (Arabic: مَأْرِب, romanized: Maʾrib; Old South Arabian: 𐩣𐩧𐩨/𐩣𐩧𐩺𐩨 Mryb/Mrb) is the capital city of Marib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ (Arabic: سَبَأ), wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marib
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marib campaign, also called Marib offensive (Arabic: جبهة مأرب), was an military campaign in the Yemeni civil war for the control of the Marib Governorate of Yemen. Fighting between the Houthi for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marib_campaign
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