Yemen forces run armored vehicles over Houthi soldiers as fighting escalates
Open-source analysts said the footage shows government-aligned forces in a counter-offensive to retake territory the Houthis seized last month.
- Multiple videos emerged on social media showing Yemeni-government-aligned soldiers in an armored vehicle driving over bodies and men amid chaotic fighting on the Tihamah Plain against the Houthis.
- The Saudi-backed Yemeni government launched a counter-offensive to retake Red Sea coastal territory from Iran-aligned Houthis, aiming to regain land lost during 12 years of war.
- Footage shows the armored vehicle hitting men who appeared to be surrendering, with one driver shouting "this dog" while others yelled "Allahu Akbar" after running over prone individuals.
- Middle East Eye could not independently verify the identities of those involved, though open-source analysts indicated the vehicle appeared to be operated by soldiers belonging to the Yemeni government.
- Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies began attacking Houthi positions on Monday, following the collapse of a fragile United Nations-backed ceasefire in July.
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Yemen forces run armored vehicles over Houthi soldiers as fighting escalates
Videos show Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces driving armored vehicles over Houthi fighters during a counteroffensive near the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as fighting intensifies and the Houthis allege war crimes
Graphic footage shows Yemeni troops running over Houthi fighters in battle for Red Sea strait
At one point, a vehicle hits a man, running and unarmed, and another crouching on the ground. It then loops back to drive over two men, both with their hands up and unarmed.
Yemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents
Video posted by government forces in Yemen showed them driving armoured cars over Houthi fighters as they recaptured areas around the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-backed group on Monday in a deadly new phase of the fragmented country's war.
Shocking videos have flooded the internet showing Houthi fighters on the ground after a serious escalation in Yemen in recent days. Many of the videos show soldiers allegedly allied to the Yemeni government in an armored vehicle, driving over corpses, as well as armed and unarmed men, in the midst of a counterattack against the Yemeni rebels. One of the videos shows the driver of the armored vehicle moving through a crowd of men, some of whom ar…
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