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A mosque in the district of Hays in al-Hudaydah province on Yemen’s western coast was reportedly attacked by an combat drone during Friday prayers on December 2.
The drone targeted the al-Rawan mosque with two munitions, killing a worshiper and wounding at least three others including a child. The attack caused a state of panic among the worshipers and the people nearby.
Yemeni officials affiliated with the Saudi-led coalition blamed the deadly drone attack on the Houthis (Ansar Allah). The group, who boast a large fleet of reconnaissance, combat and suicided drones, is yet to confirm or deny responsibility for the attack.
Al-Hudaydah remains one of the most active front in Yemen. Clashes between the Houthis and forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition in the province are reported on a daily basis.
Very recently, a Mirsad-1 reconnaissance drone of the Houthis was shot down by Saudi-backed forces over al-Hudaydah. The drone was reportedly spying on military positions in the district Khawkhah and nearby areas.
The attack on al-Rawan mosque will not likely cause any further escalation between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces on the western coast of Yemen, which is covered by a UN-sponsored ceasefire agreement that was brokered more than three years ago.
