JAKARTA - The conflict in the Middle East has spread in recent days, as tensions between the Yemeni Houthi rebel group and Saudi Arabia have increased.
Reviewed by CNN, Monday, August 10, the following is an overview of how the situation heated up over the weekend:
Friday
After the Iranian-backed Houthi militant group claimed to have launched a "large-scale" military operation targeting Saudi forces on Thursday, the health minister of the internationally recognized government of Yemen said two civilians were killed and 14 others were injured in a Houthi attack in the eastern Marib province.
Later the same day, the Houthis claimed to have attacked Saudi troops, warehouses, vehicles and military equipment at the Sahn al-Jinn camp, a major military base located north of the center of Marib.
Last Friday, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a NATO-style joint defense agreement that stipulates an attack on any of them "will be considered an attack on them all."
Saturday
On Saturday, Yemeni government forces launched a military operation targeting the Houthi group, according to a statement released by the Yemeni Ministry of Defense.
"Our armed forces are carrying out military operations against the Houthi militia forces and capabilities and their terrorist elements on several fronts along the contact line with our forces," Colonel Majed al-Nuzaili, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said in a video statement.
Sunday
The next day, the Houthi group claimed to have carried out an attack on the Jazan oil refinery owned by Saudi Aramco, a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in the southwest of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that there were no reports of injuries due to the fire caused by the attack.
Some time later, the Houthi group also claimed to have launched a large-scale and precision military operation targeting Saudi forces in the city of Mocha, Yemen, which is located on the edge of the Red Sea.
The Yemeni government's armed forces said they foiled a "devious" terrorist attack by the Houthi militia targeting the commercial port of Mocha.
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