World · Middle East · 23 hrs ago
Yemeni government forces say they killed 1,150 Houthi fighters
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its Saudi-backed forces killed 1,150 Houthi fighters in operations across the country over 24 hours.
The government’s military spokesman also said the forces destroyed Houthi weapons stores and at least 180 vehicles.
The claims could not be independently verified.
The fighting is centred in part around Mocha and Dhubab, two coastal cities in southern Yemen.
The forces are seeking to retake areas near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a key route for shipping entering and leaving the Red Sea.
The Houthis have controlled Sanaa and parts of northwestern Yemen since 2014, and both sides claim control of the shipping lanes near the strait.
Government forces say their ground troops are continuing to advance, while the fighting around the coastal cities continues.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces killed at least 1,150 Houthi fighters in almost 2,000 operations over the past 24 hours.
The military said the operations were part of “Dawn of Yemen” and that its ground forces continued to advance.
The government forces also said they destroyed Houthi ammunition dumps and at least 180 combat, transport and supply vehicles.
Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify the figures.
The Saudi-backed forces are advancing around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, where both sides claim control of the shipping lanes.
- Who
- Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces killed the fighters. The Houthis are the group targeted.
- What
- Government forces claim they killed at least 1,150 Houthi fighters in almost 2,000 operations.
- When
- Over the past 24 hours, according to the government’s military.
- Where
- Across Yemen, according to the military.
- Why
- The operations were part of “Dawn of Yemen” and an advance against the Houthis, including around the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Yemeni government forces
Houthis
Control of the Bab al-Mandeb area
Yemeni government forces
Government forces are advancing to recapture areas around the strait.
Houthis
The Houthis seized the area in September; both sides claim control of the shipping lanes.
continued to advance their assault
will make a decision soon
There is no mediation happening this time – there [are] no regional or local mediators that are able to cool down the situation
The Houthis have controlled Sanaa and parts of northwestern Yemen.
The Houthis seized the area around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, although both sides claim control of the shipping lanes.
Yemeni government forces say they carried out almost 2,000 targeted operations and killed at least 1,150 Houthi fighters.
- Reported Houthi fighters killed
- At least 1,150
- Reported targeted operations
- Almost 2,000
- Reported vehicles destroyed
- At least 180 combat, transport and supply vehicles
- Operation name
- Dawn of Yemen
- Strategic strait
- Bab al-Mandeb
Sources
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