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Yemen Army Claims 982 Strikes on Houthi Targets, 127 Killed or Wounded
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In Short: Yemen's armed forces claim they have conducted 982 strikes against Houthi targets, killing or wounding 127 fighters.
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Arabnews reported that Yemen's armed forces have carried out 982 strikes against Houthi targets as part of the 'Dawn of Yemen' operation, claiming 127 commanders and fighters killed or wounded. Meanwhile, Today noted that the coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Riyadh, shortly after authorities issued an alert and AFP journalists reported powerful explosions.
According to Arabnews, the operations targeted Houthi positions, gatherings, reinforcements, military equipment, fortifications, firing positions, and sniper locations. Middleeasteye, however, reported that the Houthi military's spokesman Yahya Saree said fighters had targeted sites with ballistic missiles and drones, achieving their objectives.
Arabnews stated that drone strikes focused on fronts in Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Mudharabah, and the southern and western fronts, targeting fighting positions, gatherings, and vehicles. Startupfortune reported that Brent crude topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July, citing Houthi fighters hitting four Saudi cities and wounding 73 people.
In Taiz, government forces backed by the Popular Resistance continued to repel Houthi attacks and target gatherings and sources of fire, according to Arabnews. The Guardian noted that the operation, signed off by Andy Burnham as prime minister, will involve RAF pilots attempting to shoot down Houthi missiles and drones.
Arabnews reported that Yemeni forces had 'neutralised' more than 430 Houthi fighters in 24 hours, while destroying or disabling more than 100 of their vehicles and military assets. Al Jazeera reported that Yemen’s government forces have announced the capture of Houthi-held positions in the southern governorate of Lahj, amid fierce clashes.
Both Arabnews and Al Jazeera agreed that Yemeni forces have carried out almost 1,000 attacks in the previous hours, leaving more than 120 Houthi fighters dead or wounded. However, they disagreed on the exact number of casualties and the extent of the damage inflicted.
Despite the conflicting reports, both Arabnews and Al Jazeera agreed that the Yemeni government forces have been actively engaging Houthi fighters across multiple fronts, with significant military operations ongoing.
The reports from Arabnews and Al Jazeera highlight the ongoing conflict and the intense military operations by Yemeni forces against Houthi targets, with varying claims on the number of casualties and the extent of damage inflicted.
What's confirmed
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said on Monday, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route.
- The rebels deployed fighters on the islands of Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to two government officials and a Houthi official.
What's still developing
- On the Jouf front, emergency units and Nation’s Shield forces continued targeting Houthi positions and movements and captured new strategic high ground, the statement said.
- But not anymore - at least not while the Houthis are threatening vessels that pass by their coast.
- And now the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have entered the fray, after a 2022 ceasefire with neighbouring Saudi Arabia appeared to have broken down.
- Thirteen people were killed when a missile hit King Khalid international airport in Riyadh this month, the deadliest incident since September in a war that has claimed 19 lives in Saudi Arabia so far.
- The pro-Iranian fighters targeted “the headquarters of military operations, led by Saudi officers, at the Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, as well as weapons depots belonging to them,” according to the rebel group’s news agency.
- Houthis targeted Saudi forces' command headquarters at Badr camp and depots in Aden. 5 outlets told this the same way.
- They said the Houthis took over the islands after hundreds of government-allied forces withdrew from the archipelago.
- 12, 2026, as they follow a convoy carrying Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha on its way to Sanaa following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city.
- Rashad al-Alimi, head of the ruling Presidential Leadership Council, promised a “firm response.” He said the attack reflects the Houthis’ “approach of resorting to cowardly terrorist attacks whenever they face pressures or their Iranian-backed sabotage plots falter.” The Houthi-run SABA news agency claimed the rebel attack killed and wounded dozens but did not provide further details.
- In Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, ordinary civilians are paying the price for the renewed fighting, with more than 200,000 people displaced since July, according to UN data.
- However, Saudi-backed government forces have yet to make significant gains in what is proving to be a war of attrition, the latest phase of a more than decade-long war that began after the Houthi capture of Sanaa in September 2014.
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