The key facts

  • The Yemeni army reported 992 operations: 19 airstrikes, 29 drone strikes and 944 artillery and rocket strikes
  • It claimed 267 Houthis killed, wounded or fleeing the battlefield, and 97 vehicles and weapons destroyed or damaged
  • The army separately announced the deaths of nine officers, including two field commanders; the funeral was held in Marib

Operation results according to the army

The Yemeni army said on Sunday that 992 operations against Houthi forces resulted in about 267 fighters and commanders killed, wounded or fleeing the battlefield. Military spokesman Majed Al-Nuzaili stated that, according to preliminary field data, 97 military vehicles and pieces of weaponry were destroyed or damaged. According to his breakdown, the operations included 19 airstrikes, 29 drone strikes and 944 artillery and rocket strikes on Houthi positions, reinforcements and military equipment. This was reported by Anadolu, citing the spokesman's statement on the social network X.

Army losses and fronts

Earlier the same day, the army announced the deaths of nine officers, including two field commanders; the funeral was held in Marib, but the military did not specify when or where the officers were killed. Separate statements reported strikes on Houthi positions and vehicles in Marib and Lahij, with claimed losses but no specific figures. Al-Nuzaili spoke of advances in Al-Jawf province and on the southern and southwestern fronts, without naming the positions taken, and said fighting continues in Marib and Taiz. The Houthis did not comment on the army's statement.

Context of the escalation

That same Sunday, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition reported intercepting a drone and five missiles aimed at the kingdom. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh sustained minor damage from falling debris, with no casualties. According to UN figures cited by Anadolu, the new escalation between government forces and the Houthis, which began in July, has killed or wounded about 10,000 people. The outlet notes that the fighting has ended the relative calm that had held since 2022 and worsened the humanitarian crisis and the displacement crisis in a country engulfed in conflict since 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa, and where the Saudi coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.