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Coalition says it destroyed 136 Houthi military targets in Yemen
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen says it has destroyed 136 military targets in areas controlled by the Houthis.
The coalition is providing air support around the clock to Yemeni government forces as they fight the Houthis.
It says the operation aims to weaken Houthi fighters and military capabilities, including the group’s ballistic missile network.
The strikes are part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, a government offensive launched earlier this week to retake territory held by the Houthis.
Yemen’s government says its forces are advancing on several fronts.
The broader campaign aims to recapture the capital, Sanaa, and restore government control.
The coalition says it will continue supporting the government forces as the offensive proceeds.
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said it destroyed 136 Houthi military targets in areas under Houthi control.
The coalition said its operation targeted Houthi fighters and military capabilities.
It said it was continuing round-the-clock air support for Yemeni government forces.
The coalition said the operations aimed to dismantle and destroy the Houthis’ ballistic missile network.
The announcement came as Yemeni government forces advanced under Operation Dawn of Yemen, a campaign to recapture Houthi-held territory.
- Who
- The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said it carried out the operation against the Houthis.
- What
- The coalition said it destroyed 136 military targets and was targeting Houthi fighters, military capabilities and the ballistic missile network.
- When
- Friday night, according to the Saudi Gazette report; the coalition statements were published on October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Areas under Houthi control in Yemen.
- Why
- The coalition said the operation targeted Houthi fighters and military capabilities and sought to dismantle the ballistic missile network.
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targeting Houthi fighters and military capabilities as part of an intensified campaign supporting Yemeni government forces
Yemeni government forces launched Operation Dawn of Yemen to recapture Houthi-held territory and restore government control.
Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi announced Operation Dawn of Yemen.
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Majed Abdullah Al-Nadhib said government forces had conducted more than 2,750 strikes in the previous 24 hours.
The coalition announced a large-scale operation and said it had destroyed 136 military targets.
- Targets destroyed
- 136 Houthi military targets
- Air support
- Round-the-clock support for Yemeni government forces
- Operation
- Operation Dawn of Yemen
- Missile network
- The coalition said it aimed to dismantle and destroy the Houthi ballistic missile network
- Strikes claimed
- More than 2,750 by government forces in the previous 24 hours
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