Yemen War: Govt Forces Claim 300 Houthi Fighters Killed
News Desk
SANAA: Yemen’s government forces have claimed to have killed more than 300 Houthi fighters during military operations in Taiz over the past 24 hours, as the conflict escalates amid reports of missile attacks and Saudi airstrikes.
According to Al Jazeera, citing Colonel Majid Abdullah Al-Nazili, a spokesperson for Yemen’s government forces, more than 700 operations were conducted against Houthi positions in Taiz during the period.
The operations reportedly targeted Houthi field command centres, fighter gatherings, weapons depots and supply routes. In a post on X, Al-Nazili claimed that more than 300 Houthi fighters had been killed and 68 vehicles or weapons systems destroyed. However, Al Jazeera said the claims could not be independently verified.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s government has accused the Houthis of launching a ballistic missile attack on the southern port city of Aden.
Al Jazeera reported that four explosions were heard near Aden International Airport. The Houthis claimed responsibility, saying they had targeted a naval base under Saudi oversight and the Al-Nasr military camp. Yemen’s Interior Ministry said the Coast Guard headquarters and another building were also hit.
Separately, the Houthi-run television channel Al-Masirah reported that 16 people, including women and children, were killed in Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah.
The channel claimed that five members of the same family died when their house was struck in Al-Hudaydah. These casualty figures and the circumstances of the reported attacks could not be independently verified.
In a related development, Saudi Civil Defense reported that missile interceptions resulted in debris falling at several locations. Authorities said debris landed in the Wadi Al-Maghmas area of Makkah, while shrapnel was reported in Jeddah’s Al-Nuzhah neighbourhood, Wadi Jalil in Taif and the Masturah area of Rabigh.
Saudi authorities said the situation was handled in accordance with established safety protocols.
The latest developments underscore the continuing escalation of hostilities involving Yemen’s government forces, the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, with military operations and missile attacks raising further security concerns across the region.
