Yemeni Armed Forces conducted airstrikes on Saturday, targeting Houthi militia positions, gatherings, and weapons depots in various areas of Taiz Governorate in southwestern Yemen. According to a military source cited by the Yemen News Agency (SABA), the raids targeted Houthi sites, personnel, and ammunition and missile storage facilities in the Al-Mafraq Mawiya and Al-Thikra intersections east of Taiz. Another strike reportedly hit a convoy of military reinforcements belonging to the militia on Al-Sittin Street, north of Taiz city. The source indicated that initial reports suggest the strikes resulted in casualties among the Iran-backed Houthi militia, along with the destruction of military vehicles and the targeting of the reinforcement convoy. In the southern part of the governorate, an airstrike targeted a Houthi militia gathering in the Al-Sweedaa area of Hayfan district, leading to fatalities and injuries, according to a local authority source in the district. This source described the strike as hitting a command center, noting the presence of field commanders among those present, and that ambulances arrived at the location post-strike. The Houthi militia imposed a security cordon, preventing access. An additional airstrike targeted a Houthi platform in the same area, resulting in casualties among the group's members, according to the local source. |
