Yemen army claims 703 strikes on Houthi targets, about 200 fighters killed or wounded

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces said on Thursday they carried out 703 strikes against Houthi targets across multiple fronts, killing or wounding some 200 fighters and destroying military equipment as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.

Military spokesperson Majid Al-Nizaili said the army carried out 13 airstrikes, 67 drone strikes, 42 rocket artillery strikes and 581 field artillery strikes over the preceding several hours.

He said the attacks targeted Houthi positions, fortifications, vehicles and weapons on northern, southern and southwestern fronts, including in the provinces of Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda and Taiz.

Al-Nuzaili said about 219 Houthi commanders, fighters and supervisors were killed, wounded or fled the battlefield, in addition to destroying or disabling 103 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including armored vehicles, transport vehicles and engineering equipment.