Yemen front and the region
Coalition says it downed 5 drones aimed at Medina and Eastern Province; strikes reported in Saada, Sanaa and Taiz
The coalition said it intercepted 5 Houthi drones launched towards the Medina and Eastern Province regions. Houthi media reported strikes that destroyed a telecoms network in Saada, while residents reported explosions in Sanaa. Fighting continues in Taiz, with unconfirmed reports of strikes on a meeting of Houthi commanders.
Summary
- AttributedCoalition: 5 drones launched towards Medina and the Eastern Province intercepted and destroyed; no damage mentioned.
- AttributedHouthi media: 3 coalition strikes destroyed a telecoms network in Saada's Maran district.
- UnverifiedResidents: heavy explosions in Sanaa from strikes on sites north of the city.
- UnverifiedField sources: strikes targeted a meeting of Houthi commanders including Abu Ali al-Hakim in al-Nashma; his fate is unknown.
- AttributedTaiz military axis: Houthi attacks repelled on the northern front and in al-Shaqab, claiming 98 Houthis killed and 148 wounded.
Drones the coalition says it intercepted heading for Medina and the Eastern Province
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- AttributedSaada
Houthi media: coalition strikes destroy telecoms network in Saada's Maran
Al Jazeera, citing Houthi-affiliated media, reported that 3 coalition strikes destroyed a telecoms network in the Maran district of Saada province. The coalition has not commented on the strikes in the source, and there is no information on casualties.
Source: Breakingthenews - AttributedTaiz
Taiz axis: Houthi attacks repelled on northern front and in al-Shaqab
The Taiz military axis media centre said Houthi attacks were repelled on the city's northern front and the al-Shaqab front in Sabr al-Mawadim, with air support. It said strikes destroyed a weapons depot and command room in al-Dhabab and a tank in al-Arsoum, and put Houthi losses at 98 killed and 148 wounded. Resistance sources said an attack on Dhahih peak and Kahlan village in Sabr al-Mawadim and al-Masrakh was repelled. The figures come from one side and could not be verified.
Source: almashhad.news khabaragency.net - AttributedLahj / Taiz
Residents accuse Houthis of blowing up mountain road between al-Maqatira and al-Shamayatayn
Residents of mountain villages between the al-Maqatira and al-Shamayatayn districts accused the Houthis of blowing up part of a road linking them to the town of al-Turbah, damaging farm terraces and cutting residents off. They said the civilian road was built by the community over about 10 years. Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni relayed the account from a post by an Al Jazeera editor; there is no Houthi response.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedSaudi Arabia
Coalition: 5 drones launched towards Medina and the Eastern Province intercepted
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said his forces intercepted and destroyed 4 drones over the Medina and Eastern Province regions. In a later statement he announced a fifth drone heading for the Eastern Province had been downed. The statement mentioned no damage or injuries, and the sources carry no Houthi comment.
Source: Breakingthenews belqees.net - UnverifiedSanaa
Residents: heavy explosions rock Sanaa after airstrikes
Local residents told Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni that heavy explosions were heard across Sanaa from strikes on sites north of the city. The source did not identify targets or losses, and there is no official statement from the coalition or the Houthis yet.
Source: almashhad.news - UnverifiedTaiz
Field sources: strikes target meeting of Houthi commanders in al-Nashma
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni, citing field sources, said airstrikes hit a gathering of Houthi commanders in al-Nashma, Taiz, including the group's military intelligence chief Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim, known as Abu Ali al-Hakim. The sources said he had arrived in Taiz at the head of a large force to oversee operations. Al-Hakim's fate and the toll have not been disclosed, and there is no official confirmation.
Source: almashhad.news