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Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa

Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile launchers in Sanaa
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The coalition said it destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in Yemen’s capital, including one it said had been used in an attack on Riyadh. Yemen’s army separately reported 753 operations against Houthi forces over 24 hours.

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The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen launched attacks on the capital, Sanaa, early Monday and said it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers used by the Houthi group, according to Anadolu Agency.

Turki al-Maliki, the coalition’s spokesman, said one of the launchers had been used in a Houthi attack on the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in recent hours.

In a post on “X”, he said the coalition was continuing operations to dismantle the Houthis’ ballistic missile network.

Yemen’s army said Sunday that its forces had “neutralized” around 218 Houthi fighters and field commanders in 753 operations over the previous 24 hours, destroying or damaging 78 military vehicles and weapons.

The army said the operations targeted forward command centers, fortifications, firing positions, troop concentrations, reinforcements and supply vehicles as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.

It said the attacks disrupted Houthi reinforcements heading to front lines and supported raids and ground assaults by government forces. The army did not provide a breakdown of those killed or wounded among the 218 it said had been “neutralized”. The Houthis did not immediately comment.

Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis seized Sanaa and provinces in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.

The Houthis control much of northern and western Yemen, including Sanaa, while the internationally recognized government and allied forces retain Aden and substantial areas of southern and eastern Yemen. Renewed fighting has shifted front lines, particularly along the Red Sea coast, and control of some areas remains contested.

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