Yemen carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz province, spokesperson says
The strikes targeted Houthi movements, reinforcements and military vehicles, and officials said the operation caused direct hits and losses over three hours.
- On Friday, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili reported that warplanes conducted 20 strikes against Houthi targets in Taiz province over three hours.
- Fighting intensified across Taiz, prompting authorities to order closure of 19 roads, including the main route from Sanaa to Taiz, designating them as military operational areas.
- Targets included Houthi movements and military vehicles in Humair, Bani Bakari, Sama, al-Aqrud, Sixtieth Street, al-Aamour, Maidi Bani Hassan, and al-Wazi'iyah, with strikes scoring direct hits.
- Saudi Arabia claims Houthis recently attacked a Medina power station and attempted to target Mecca, though the Houthi-run Saba news agency denied the airstrikes.
- Control over Taiz would grant the Houthis dominance over Yemen's north, tighten their grip on the Red Sea coast, and provide easier access to the government seat in Aden.
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The fighting is intensifying in Yemen between the Houthis rebels and the Saudi-backed government forces. While the pro-Iranian militia accused Riyadh of bombing the country more than 90 times - including the capital Sana'a - on Friday, 2 October, there were also dozens of deaths in the Taez region, located between Aden and the Houthis positions.
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Yemen: Deadly battles between Ansar Allah, gov't forces
Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area located not far from a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP on Friday
Fighting in south-west Yemen, between the pro-Iranian Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces, has killed more than 80 people in the last 24 hours, said to AFP on Friday from the sources of both sides.
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