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Yemen’s army says targets Houthis in hundreds of strikes, killing 700
Al Jazeera · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Al Jazeera
AI SUMMARY
Yemen’s internationally recognized government forces reported carrying out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-held areas, killing at least 700 rebels as fighting intensifies across multiple fronts.
- Yemen’s military executed 257 precision targeting operations against Houthi sites, movements, and military capabilities.
- The army utilized warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles, and rocket launchers.
- Initial estimates indicate the operations killed at least 700 Houthi rebels and destroyed 170 combat vehicles and heavy equipment.
- Saturday’s operations targeted Sanaa, Midi, Baqim, and front lines in al-Jawf, Marib, al-Bayda, and Lahij, with heaviest efforts around Taiz.
- Government forces carried out nearly 500 military operations in 24 hours, killing or wounding 1,540 Houthi rebels by Friday.
- Yemeni government forces took control of the Samaa fort, southeast of Taiz, after heavy fighting.
- The government closed the al-Houban crossing in Taiz for security reasons following Houthi infiltration attempts.
- Yemen’s civil war escalated significantly after a fragile 2022 truce collapsed in July.
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