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Yemeni Army Bombards Houthi Positions in Taiz Amid Escalation

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Yemeni Army Bombards Houthi Positions in Taiz Amid Escalation
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The Yemeni army announced it carried out a series of airstrikes on Houthi positions in Taiz province as part of a broader national military escalation.

  • The Yemeni army carried out a series of airstrikes on Monday targeting Houthi positions in the southwestern province of Taiz.
  • Strikes hit the Al-Arsouma, Al-Maraziqan, and 60th Street areas north of Taiz, as well as Jabal al-Mun'im and Tabbat al-Khalwa to the west and a military camp in eastern Taiz.
  • The statement from the Taiz Military Axis did not provide details on the results of the strikes, and the Houthis did not immediately comment.
  • The attacks coincided with the eighth day of Operation "Dawn of Yemen".
  • Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi stated that the operation aims to restore state institutions and retake the capital Sanaa from the Houthis.
  • The ongoing military escalation began in July and represents the broadest conflict since a relative calm following the April 2022 truce.
  • Yemen's conflict began when the Houthis seized Sanaa and other provinces in September 2014, followed by a Saudi-led coalition intervention in March 2015 supporting the recognized government.