TAIZ, Yemen: Yemen’s armed forces said they carried out three airstrikes against Houthi targets around Taiz as fighting continued across several fronts, claiming that 129 Houthi fighters were killed and 176 wounded over the previous 48 hours.
The casualty figures were issued in a military statement describing developments in the province.
They remain claims by the Yemeni army and could not be independently verified. The supplied report did not include a Houthi response to the figures or the reported strikes.
The wo airstrikes targeted Houthi fighters in the Najd Qasim area, south of Taiz city.
The third strike targeted a weapons depot in Jabal Habashi, west of the city.
The statement identified the locations of the attacks but provided no detailed assessment of damage at the targeted sites. It also did not specify how many fighters were reportedly killed or wounded in each strike.
The reported operations placed both southern and western approaches to Taiz within the scope of the military’s latest account.
However, the statement did not establish whether the airstrikes resulted in any change in territorial control.
The army said clashes continued throughout the day across several fronts, including Al-Misrakh district and the Al-Shaqab and Al-Aqroud fronts south of the city.
It also reported fighting around Dhubab and Jabal Han to the west.
The account described simultaneous confrontations in several locations without providing a detailed breakdown of the intensity or outcome of each engagement.
The statement did not announce that fighting had ended in any of the named areas. Nor did the supplied report provide information about losses among government forces.
Casualty Claims Await Independent Confirmation
The army’s claim of 129 Houthi fighters killed and 176 wounded covered a 48-hour period. The figures were presented as an overall battlefield assessment rather than a confirmed toll from the three reported airstrikes alone.
No supporting casualty records or explanation of the counting method appeared in the supplied account. Information about civilian casualties, damage to homes or displacement was also absent.
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Taiz remains a major front in the conflict between Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognised government, with recent reporting describing intensified fighting around the city.
