Yemen army says 512 Houthi fighters were neutralized in 24 hours

Yemeni government forces carried out 780 strikes against Houthi positions in 24 hours, reportedly neutralizing about 512 fighters and destroying or damaging more than 330 military vehicles, a military spokesman said Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.

Majed Abdullah al-Nuzayli, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said the operations were part of the ongoing “Operation Dawn of Yemen.”

The strikes targeted Houthi field commanders, troop concentrations, reinforcements, heavy weapons positions, fortified sites and military vehicles on northern fronts and in Al-Jawf, western Marib and Al-Bayda provinces, al-Nuzayli said.

He added that the operations destroyed heavy weapons and reinforcements heading to front lines in Taiz province.

Al-Nuzayli said the strikes had disrupted Houthi military operations and prevented reinforcements from reaching forward positions, allowing government forces to maintain their offensive.

The spokesman said the military would continue targeting Houthi positions and reinforcements while taking precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure in line with international humanitarian law.

The military’s figures for casualties and damage could not be independently verified. The Houthis did not immediately comment.

The announcement came amid intensified fighting between government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and the Houthis across several Yemeni provinces.

Earlier Thursday, Yemeni state television reported airstrikes on Houthi missile launchers, radar systems, military communications equipment and weapons depots in Taiz.

Yemen has been in conflict since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014. A Saudi-led military intervention began in March 2015 to support the country’s internationally recognized government.