Key facts
- Yemen's internationally recognized government stated its air force carried out more than 15 air strikes.
- The strikes targeted Houthi fighters on western coastal fronts in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces.
- The operation was a retaliation for Houthi attacks on government-held positions.
- Army air defense systems intercepted Houthi drones over the Makbine front.
- Houthi attacks in Marib province recently killed at least 58 government troops.
Yemen's internationally recognized government announced that its air force conducted over 15 air strikes targeting Houthi fighters on the western coastal fronts in the provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah. The strikes were described as retaliation for Houthi attacks on government-held positions.
The military stated that the operation targeted Houthi positions across several fronts in Taiz, as well as command centers, fortifications, and gathering points in southern Hodeidah. During the exchanges, army air defense systems intercepted Houthi drones over the Makbine front, thwarting attempts to strike military positions.
Military officials indicated that the operation followed Houthi escalations on the Marib and Hadramawt fronts and their targeting of maritime traffic. The latest clashes occur amid an escalation of Yemen's conflict, following the collapse of a U.N.-brokered truce last month. Earlier this week, Houthi missile and drone attacks in Marib province killed at least 58 government troops, while shelling on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps left at least two civilians dead and 14 others wounded.