Yemen’s army claims over 1,500 Houthi casualties, attacks Sanaa
agenciessanaaLoud explosions have been reported in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, while missile, drone and artillery attacks targeted Houthi positions across the country, acco...
Heavy bombardment has been observed in Yemen's capital Sanaa, which is currently under Houthi control, as reported by the military. Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili, Yemen's military spokesman, announced via X on Saturday that the armed forces are engaging in a military operation targeting "legitimate vital military targets in Sanaa" and are "capable of executing strategic attacks against the Houthis".
Earlier, al-Nazili stated that the government forces of internationally recognized Yemen had conducted around 500 military operations, resulting in the deaths or injuries of 1,540 Houthi rebels within the last 24 hours. The majority of these casualties occurred in the Taiz governorate, where the operations have halted the Houthi advance, according to al-Nazili.
The government-controlled city of Taiz has become a central point for the ongoing conflict. Al Jazeera's Maha Ali, reporting from Taiz, Yemen, described the region as experiencing continuous escalation and intense combat across multiple fronts surrounding the city, with some of the most intense fighting taking place on its western outskirts.
The Houthis have utilized an unprecedented amount of firepower during the assault, Ali noted, emphasizing that the continuous artillery fire, particularly from the Houthi side, targeting the western areas, can still be heard. Residents have called for evacuation as the shelling persists, Ali reported, adding that there have been civilian casualties in the fighting, including a baby killed by shrapnel from a shell that struck a residential area in Dhubab.
On the Samea front, the Houthis made advancements on Friday in the mountainous region, and fierce clashes are ongoing today between government forces and the Houthis. Several sources close to the situation informed Ali that a significant number of residents have left the Samea area, a phenomenon that has not occurred on such a scale in over a decade.
On Saturday, the army's media official Ammar al-Sami'i informed Al Jazeera that the government had closed the al-Houban crossing in Taiz. The crossing, which had been closed for nine years and was reopened in 2024 for "humanitarian reasons," is one of Yemen's most crucial connections between the opposing sides, linking Houthi-held al-Houban to the government-controlled Taiz city.
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