Aden (TDI): Yemen’s armed forces have carried out 943 air and ground strikes against Houthi positions, military installations and equipment over the past few hours as part of the ongoing “Dawn of Yemen” military campaign, the army’s spokesperson said on Friday.
In a statement, the spokesperson said the operations included 18 airstrikes, 21 drone strikes, 27 rocket-launcher attacks and 877 artillery strikes targeting Houthi positions across several military fronts.
The strikes targeted fortifications, firing positions, troop concentrations, military vehicles and other infrastructure used by the Houthi forces, according to the statement.
On the Taiz front, government forces, supported by popular resistance groups, engaged Houthi fighters along multiple axes, repelling attacks and targeting militant gatherings and incoming reinforcements.
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Meanwhile, Yemeni army units operating on the Marib and Al-Jawf fronts launched attacks against Houthi positions, targeting military equipment and responding to enemy movements and sources of fire.
On the southern and southwestern fronts, forces affiliated with the Nation’s Shield, Giants Brigades and National Resistance continued operations to counter Houthi attacks and infiltration attempts.
The spokesperson said fighting remained ongoing in several areas, with some positions changing hands in favour of government forces.
According to the military statement, the operations left 221 Houthi commanders and fighters killed or wounded, while 73 military vehicles, equipment units and heavy engineering machines were destroyed or disabled.
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Houthi positions and fortifications also sustained damage during the offensive, the spokesperson added.
The armed forces reaffirmed their commitment to continuing operations until the objectives of the “Dawn of Yemen” campaign were achieved, stressing that measures were being taken to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
The claims regarding casualties and battlefield losses could not be independently verified.
