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Yemen’s army said early Friday that it had struck Houthi positions in the capital, Sanaa, as well as Saada province in the northwest and Taiz province in the southwest.
Army spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said on “X” that government forces hit what he called “high-value targets” in Sanaa, but gave no further details. He said forces had also struck 11 such targets in Saada, without specifying the weapons used.
Army reports 20 air strikes in Taiz
In an earlier statement, al-Nuzaili said military aircraft carried out 20 strikes over three hours in Taiz province. The targets included Houthi movements, reinforcements, gatherings, fighters, vehicles and military equipment.
He listed the locations as Humair, Bani Bakari, Samea, al-Aqroud, 60th Street, al-Amour, Midi Bani Hassan and al-Wazi’iyah. The strikes, he said, hit their targets and caused losses among Houthi personnel, equipment and military movements.
The Houthi group had not immediately commented on the army’s statements.
Fighting intensifies
The reported strikes come amid an escalation in fighting between government forces and the Houthis, which has reached its most intense level in recent weeks.
The latest escalation began in July and is the largest since relative calm followed a 2022 truce. Fighting intensified in September, with the Houthis taking several key locations in Al Hudaydah and Taiz provinces, including the strategic city of Mokha. Their advance also extended to Mayun Island, overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Yemen has been at war since the Houthis seized Sanaa and several provinces in 2014. A Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.
