Yemeni warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Houthi positions, reinforcements and weapons depots in the governorates of Taiz, Sanaa and Ibb, as field reports indicated that the group’s forces had infiltrated the town of al-Misrakh south of Taiz and taken control of the Najd Qasim area, amid fierce clashes with resistance forces.
Houthis take control of Najd Qasim south of Taiz
The Najd Qasim area is of military importance because it lies on a main road linking Taiz city with several rural districts in the governorate. Field reports said clashes broke out as Houthi forces advanced and took control of the area, without specifying when the infiltration began or how the situation developed afterwards. In Taiz governorate, the airstrikes hit Houthi concentrations and positions in Dhabhan, Hayjat al-Abd, Haifan, Akamat Habish and al-Dhubab.
The strikes also hit positions in al-Arsum, al-Maraziqah, Jabal al-Mun'im, Tabbat al-Khalwah, 60th Street and the Central Security Camp. The airstrikes extended to Sanaa governorate, where they targeted a barracks near the airport and a missile depot in Hamdan district. In Ibb governorate, fortifications and a missile-launch platform in the al-Siyani area were hit in airstrikes.
Yemeni forces announce results of Operation Dawn of Yemen
Against the backdrop of the ongoing military operations, Yemen’s armed forces said they had carried out 1732 air and artillery strikes as part of Operation “Dawn of Yemen”, explaining that the strikes targeted defensive positions and command-and-control centres, as well as Houthi weapons and ammunition depots and military vehicles.
In a statement, Yemen’s armed forces added that their operations had neutralised more than 900 members of the Houthi forces and destroyed or disabled 287 military vehicles and pieces of equipment. It also said the strikes targeted military positions it described as high-value sites deep in the territory, while cutting off reinforcements and supplies alongside ground advances and breaches of Houthi defensive fortifications.
These developments come as the scope of military operations in Yemen widens, while forces aligned with the government have announced the recapture of positions they described as strategic, alongside attacks on missile-launch platforms and their depots.
Yemeni President of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi had announced the launch of Operation “Dawn of Yemen”, saying its objectives were to restore state institutions, take control of the capital Sanaa and end what he described as the coup by the Iran-backed Houthi group.
