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Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says

Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says Yemeni military spokesman Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili said the government forces forces have carried out 97 “precision targeting operations” against the Houthis on the Al-Tawwahi front in the Lahij and Taiz provinces. In a post on X, he said the operations used aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and…

Yemeni government forces have carried out a series of operations against Houthi rebels. According to Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, the military spokesman, 97 "precision targeting operations" were conducted on the Al-Tawwahi front in the Lahij and Taiz provinces. These operations involved aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles, and snipers.

The operations resulted in the neutralization of 260 Houthi elements and the destruction or damage of military vehicles, as well as transport and supply vehicles, as reported by Middle East Eye. Earlier, Al-Nuzaili stated that at least 700 Houthi fighters were killed in up to 257 attacks across various provinces.

The conflict has seen continued violence, with the Houthis claiming responsibility for an attack on an Aramco facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The group vowed further action against adversaries, while the Yemeni military reported killing or wounding 1,540 Houthi rebels over the past day, mostly in the Taiz province, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Daily Post Nigeria — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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