Yemeni Army: 430 Houthis neutralized and 100 vehicles destroyed or disabled within 24 hours

Since October 5, the "Dawn of Yemen" military operation has been ongoing, which the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, said aims to restore state institutions from the Houthis and take control of the capital, Sanaa.

The army said in its statement that its forces carried out "1,292 precise and direct targeting operations against legitimate military targets belonging to the terrorist Houthi militia" during the past 24 hours.

It explained that the operations included defensive positions, fortifications, trenches, fire sources, and reserve troop assembly areas, in addition to the group's transport and supply assets.

It added that the shelling and fire support operations contributed to creating the conditions for the breach and the development of the attack, resulting in "the neutralization of more than 430 members of the militia, and the destruction and disabling of more than 100 vehicles, carriages, and military assets."

The statement did not clarify whether the neutralization of the elements meant they were killed, wounded, or removed from combat, nor did it provide a detailed breakdown of losses on each front.

Progress in Marib

Regarding field developments, the army announced achieving new progress on the eastern front in Marib Governorate, after expanding the scope of the breach of Houthi positions and taking control of a number of positions and commanding heights.

It said that its units leveraged the results of the targeting and fire support operations to expand the scope of the breach and develop the attack on the eastern front.

It added that its forces continue to exert military pressure on the Houthis and deplete their capabilities on the southern and western fronts, without specifying new positions it had captured on these two fronts.

It pointed out that military engineering units continue to clear mines and explosive devices planted by the Houthis on various fronts, open paths for advancement, and secure the recovered areas.

Detention of Houthi commanders in Taiz

In Taiz Governorate, the army announced the continuation of airstrikes on Houthi reinforcements and combat formations, coinciding with clashes being fought by government forces and the Popular Resistance against the group.

It said that its forces in Taiz continue to deplete the Houthis' capabilities and prevent them from achieving any military objective, announcing that they, with the support of the Popular Resistance, managed to detain a number of the group's field commanders.

It added that the detained commanders are being dealt with "in accordance with approved military and legal procedures," without disclosing their number, identities, or the circumstances of their detention.

Earlier on Friday, the Yemeni Army announced it had thwarted a large-scale Houthi attack on the Al-Shaqab front south of Taiz, following clashes that lasted about 8 hours, resulting in the death of 16 members of the group and the injury of others, according to a statement by the Taiz Military Axis.

The army also announced launching airstrikes on Houthi positions at the Al-Hanjar point and the Al-Maqaba and Al-Kamil hills in the Al-Dhabab area west of Taiz, and targeting military mobilizations, weapons, and equipment of the group east of the Al-Shaqab front south of the governorate.

There was no immediate comment from the Houthis regarding what the army announced concerning the toll of the military operations, field progress, or the detention of the group's commanders.

These developments are part of a military escalation that began last July, which is considered the broadest since the relative calm witnessed in Yemen following a truce that began in April 2022.

Yemen has been witnessing a war since the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and several governorates in September 2014, before an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 in support of the Yemeni government.