Yemeni government forces launched targeted air strikes against Houthi militia missile equipment and weapons storage facilities in the southwestern province of Taiz, according to state television reports on Thursday. Yemen TV confirmed that the aerial bombardment hit military communications systems, radar installations, missile launchers, and ammunition depots spread across eastern, southern, and western areas of Taiz.
Clashes between military forces supported by a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi fighters have intensified throughout the province since July. In a separate event on Thursday, Yemen's interior ministry reported via a statement on X that Houthi shelling caused extensive structural damage in Al-Najd village, situated within the Mashra’a Wa Hadnan district south of Taiz. The official Sabanews agency, citing a local source, identified the hit structures as the Omar al-Tayyar Mosque and School. The interior ministry noted significant destruction to property but did not indicate whether the shelling caused any casualties.
Concurrently, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed on Thursday that the militia executed four separate operations against targets inside Saudi Arabia over the preceding 48 hours using drones and ballistic missiles. In a statement posted on X, Saree claimed the attacks targeted the Saudi defence ministry building in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Aramco energy facilities in Yanbu, and Abha International Airport.
Saree asserted that the strikes successfully hit their intended locations, disrupting flight operations at Dammam airport and causing a fire at the Yanbu Aramco facility. He also alleged that Saudi military forces had carried out more than 2,900 airstrikes and missile strikes over the past 100 days, resulting in more than 562 people killed or injured.
Yemen has been embroiled in armed conflict since 2014, when the Houthi militia took control of the capital, Sanaa, and several surrounding provinces. The takeover prompted a Saudi-led military coalition to intervene in March 2015 to back the country's internationally recognized government. Houthi forces maintain control over significant portions of northern and western Yemen, while government troops and allied factions control Aden alongside expansive areas in the south and east.
