Yemeni army launches 474 strikes against Houthis in 24 hours

Yemen’s armed forces have conducted 474 airstrikes and targeting operations against Houthi positions, movements, reinforcements, and military assets in the past 24 hours, according to a military statement. The operations were heavily concentrated on the Taiz fronts.

The armed forces said the strikes targeted various battlefronts, including southern Haradh, the coast, and Kitaf, as well as fronts in Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, Lahj, Sanaa, and Saada.

The statement added that the operations were carried out using warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles, and rocket launchers, targeting Houthi military sites, movements, reinforcements, and assets.

Colonel Majed Al-Nazili, spokesperson for the armed forces, said the strikes covered all battlefronts, from southern Haradh, the coast, and Kitaf, through Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, Lahj, Sanaa, and Saada, with a particular focus on Taiz.

He added that the operations neutralized 1,540 Houthi fighters, either killed or wounded—most of them on the Taiz fronts—and destroyed or disabled 216 military vehicles and assets.