A series of blasts has seriously damaged a hotel in the Yemeni city of Aden that was being used as the war-torn nation’s seat of government, al-Jazeera reported.
Officials with Yemen’s government said that Tuesday morning’s missile attack on al-Qasr Hotel did not harm Khaled Bahah, who is both the country’s Prime Minister and its Vice President, but claimed an unspecified number of casualties. It is unclear whether any government officials were killed.
Authorities have not identified the perpetrators of the attack on the hotel, which has been an operations base for the government of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi since he returned to the country in late September following a six-month exile in Saudi Arabia. (Bahah also returned from exile last month.)
Aden, a historic port city on Yemen’s southern coast, was declared the country’s provisional capital in July when an Arab military coalition successfully reclaimed the city from Shi‘ite Houthi forces. Clashes between those loyal to the government and those who follow the Iran-backed Houthi insurgency have escalated in recent months.
- Alison Roman Won't Sugarcoat It
- If Donald Trump Is Indicted, Here's What Would Happen Next in the Process
- All of the Other Major Investigations Into Donald Trump
- Who Should Be on the 2023 TIME100? Vote Now
- The Case for Betting on Succession's Tom Wambsgans
- Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Surprising Second Act
- In This Texas County, There's No Such Thing as Moving on From COVID-19
- Why Trump's Call to Protest Is Flopping
- Column: Ozempic Exposed the Cracks in the Body Positivity Movement
