The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday, 5 October 2026, that they had carried out 1,122 strikes which, they said, targeted positions belonging to Ansar Allah (the Houthis) on several fronts. According to a field tally issued by the forces, the operations resulted in 1,747 members of the group being neutralised and hundreds of military vehicles and pieces of equipment being destroyed or damaged.
Forces announce objectives of liberation battle
In a statement, the official spokesman for the Armed Forces, Colonel Staff Maajid Abdullah Al Nuzaili, said the operations had been carried out under the direction of the political leadership and as part of what the forces called the “liberation battle”. He added that the move aimed to complete the restoration of state institutions and end what he described as the “Houthi coup”.
Al Nuzaili said the targets included artillery and rocket-launcher positions and defensive fortifications, as well as approach and movement routes, supply and reinforcement lines and means, and combat reinforcements and build-ups. According to the statement, the strikes also targeted command and control centres on axes and fronts spread across Saada, Al Jawf, Taiz and the coast.
Variety of targeting methods and scale of reported losses
According to the military spokesman, the methods used in the operations varied between warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles, rocket launchers and snipers. The statement also said the tally included the destruction or damage of 364 military vehicles, pieces of equipment, transport vehicles and supply vehicles belonging to the Houthis.
The Yemeni Armed Forces concluded their statement by affirming that they were continuing to carry out their duties “with steadfastness and capability, in the liberation battle, restoring the state’s territory and institutions, extending its national sovereignty and fulfilling the tasks assigned to them”. On Sunday, Yemeni President of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al Alimi announced the start of comprehensive military operations against the Houthis aimed at retaking the remaining territory under the group’s control.
Army and coalition affirm continuation of operations
At the same time, the Yemeni army announced the start of what it called the “liberation battle” and the end of the Houthis’ coup. The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, for its part, announced that it would continue supporting the government and the Yemeni Armed Forces in their efforts to restore state institutions.
The official spokesman for the coalition forces, Major General Staff Turki Al Maliki, said the coalition was “continuing to support the Yemeni government and the Armed Forces to restore the state and end the coup”. Al Maliki added that the Houthis’ attacks against Yemenis constituted “blatant violations that have brought calamity and suffering to the Yemeni people for many years”, in his words.
The operations come after fighting between government forces and the Houthis intensified during September 2026. The clashes resulted in the group taking control of key positions in the governorates of Hudaydah and Taiz, including the strategic city of Mokha, and reaching Mayyun Island overlooking the Bab Al Mandab Strait.
The developments form part of a military escalation that began in July 2026 and was described as the broadest since the period of relative calm that Yemen experienced after a truce began in April 2022.
