Yemeni army says 138 Houthis killed, injured in recent military operations

The Yemeni Defense Ministry said Wednesday that 138 Houthi fighters were recently killed or injured in military operations across several fronts, Anadolu reports.

In a statement on US social media company X by Armed Forces spokesperson Col. Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili, the ministry said the operations were carried out in recent hours as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, targeting Houthi positions, commanders, reinforcements and military equipment.

It said government forces conducted 23 airstrikes, 44 drone strikes, 37 rocket artillery attacks and 773 field artillery strikes against Houthi positions and fortifications.

The operations killed or injured 138 Houthi fighters, including field commanders allegedly trained by experts from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), it said.

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The ministry also claimed that 86 heavy weapons, vehicles and other military equipment were destroyed or damaged.

Fighting continued on several fronts, including northern Yemen, Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda and Taiz, as well as southern and southwestern areas, according to the statement.

Government forces, supported by allied military formations and local resistance groups, continued targeting Houthi positions and movements while repelling attacks, it added.

The ministry said forces would continue Operation Dawn of Yemen while taking precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and parts of the country.

A Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognized government. Fighting has intensified in recent months, with government forces and the Houthis exchanging attacks on multiple fronts.

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