MARIB, Oct. 19 -- The Houthis launched eight ballistic missiles toward Marib on Sunday, a city that is home to a large population of displaced people, according to a Marib governorate statement posted on Facebook and reported by Anadolu Agency. It was not the first such attack, since Houthi missiles struck Marib in August as well. The city remains under the control of Yemen's internationally recognised government.

The same day, Yemen's armed forces published a count of their own. In a statement on Operation "Dawn of Yemen," the military spokesperson said forces carried out 1,326 strikes on Houthi targets over 24 hours and that about 370 Houthi fighters had been "neutralized," Arab News reported. On the eastern front west of Marib, the st...