Yemeni government forces said on Thursday that the Iran-backed Houthis had targeted the city of Marib, in the centre of the country and under their control, with several ballistic missiles, amid continued fighting between the two sides. The government forces’ media centre said in a post on X that “the Houthi terrorist militias are targeting the densely populated city of Marib with several ballistic missiles”.
Government forces announce repulsion of Taiz attacks
In Taiz governorate, government forces said they had repelled Houthi attacks and inflicted losses on the attackers along the battlefronts. The centre said the armed forces, backed by popular resistance forces and warplanes, had repelled fierce attacks launched by the Houthis on several fronts in the governorate.
It added that government forces had forced the attackers to retreat and flee after inflicting what it described as heavy losses in lives and equipment. According to the centre, the fronts west of Taiz city and in the south of the governorate saw what it described as the fiercest clashes, accompanied by air strikes targeting Houthi gatherings, military convoys and positions.
It said the clashes and air strikes had left dozens dead and wounded, in addition to destroying or disabling a number of Houthi combat vehicles.
