ADEN, Yemen, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's government announced on Monday that five soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded by the Houthi militia during the UN-brokered truce in the war-ravaged Arab country.
According to a statement released by the Defence Ministry of Yemen's government, "the Houthi militia committed 185 breaches of the truce brokered by the United Nations during the past 72 hours in various areas of Yemen."
The statement said that the Houthi breaches included attacking the sites of the government forces with shells and rockets as well as using explosive-laden drones.
It confirmed that the Houthi attacks resulted in the killing of five soldiers and injuring 15 others despite the UN-brokered truce.
Earlier on Monday, a large explosion caused by a Houthi-fired ballistic missile rocked the government-controlled oil-rich province of Marib.
No official comment has been issued by the local authorities, but media reports indicate that no one has been injured as a result of the explosion so far.
The warring parties in Yemen have started to observe a nationwide ceasefire since April 2. Although the truce has been broadly kept, there are frequent accusations of breaches traded between the internationally recognized government and the Houthi group.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of Sanaa.
The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 4 million, and pushed the country to the brink of famine. ■
