Yemeni army launches airstrikes on Houthi missile launchers, weapons depots in Taiz

By Mohammed Sami and Ikram Kouachi

SANAA, Yemen / ISTANBUL (AA) – The Yemeni army launched airstrikes on Houthi missile launchers and weapons depots in Taiz province in the country’s southwest on Thursday, according to state television.

Yemen Satellite Channel said the attacks hit several Houthi positions, including missile launchers, radars, military communications systems and weapons depots in the western, southern and eastern parts of Taiz.

There was no immediate comment from the Houthis on the report.

Taiz has seen rising escalation since July amid fighting between government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi fighters.

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

​​​​​​​The Houthis control much of northern and western Yemen, while government forces and their allies hold Aden and large parts of the country’s southern and eastern provinces.

Ikrame Imane Kouachi