UPDATE- Yemeni army claims 324 Houthis neutralized in 24 hours during Dawn of Yemen operation
- Spokesman says 982 operations carried out, 108 vehicles, weapons destroyed, damaged
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- Spokesman says 982 operations carried out, 108 vehicles, weapons destroyed, damaged
ADDS HOUTHI STATEMENT
By Sahin Demir
ISTANBUL (AA) – Yemen’s armed forces claimed Thursday that they had neutralized 324 Houthi fighters and commanders in 982 military operations over the past 24 hours as part of the ongoing Dawn of Yemen operation.
In a statement posted on US social media company X, military spokesman Col. Majid Abdullah al-Nuzaili said the operations involved warplanes, drones, field artillery and rocket launchers that are targeting Houthi reinforcements, command centers and supply routes.
The operations also destroyed or damaged 108 military vehicles and medium and heavy weapons, he added.
Al-Nuzaili said government forces continued operations against Houthi positions in the Taiz, Marib, Al-Jawf and Al-Bayda provinces, as well as on southern and southwestern fronts.
Fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthis has intensified in recent weeks amid the Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign against the group.
The Houthis announced Thursday that they carried out six attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, including the Ras Tanura and Rabigh oil refineries, Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
The group claimed that the attacks hit their intended targets, disrupted air traffic at Dammam airport and caused casualties for Saudi forces in a separate strike on a military command facility in Najran.
The latest operations are part of the broader Dawn of Yemen operation, launched by government-aligned forces to dislodge Houthi forces from positions across several fronts.
Şahin Demir