US condemns Houthis' attack on Bahraini troops

The US Department of Defense has strongly condemned an attack on Monday — reportedly carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on the Saudi-Yemen border that killed Bahraini troops and injured others.

The Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday: “Such unacceptable attacks threaten the longest period of calm since the war in Yemen began.

Bahrain’s military command said that a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis killed two Bahraini soldiers, one of whom was an officer, at Saudi Arabia’s southern border early on Monday.Bahrain’s military command said that a drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis killed two Bahraini soldiers, one of whom was an officer, at Saudi Arabia’s southern border early on Monday.

The drone attack represents a major escalation in offensive actions after more than a year of relative calm in Yemen, during which peace efforts gained momentum.

Houthi officials last week completed five days of talks in Riyadh on a potential agreement toward ending the conflict, the first public visit by a Houthi delegation to Saudi Arabia since hostilities commenced.