Saudi-led coalition says it carried out extensive operations against Houthis in Yemen
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says strikes targeted missile launchers, storage tunnels and supply routes
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said early Monday that it had carried out extensive operations against Houthi forces, destroying ballistic missile launchers and other military infrastructure in areas under the group’s control.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said two ballistic missile launchers were destroyed in the capital, Sanaa, early Monday. He said one of the launchers had been used in a Houthi attack on Riyadh in recent hours.
In a post on the US social media platform X, al-Maliki said the coalition was continuing operations to dismantle the Houthis’ ballistic missile network.
*In a subsequent statement, al-Maliki said the operation was conducted under Saudi Arabia’s right to self-defense and targeted Houthi military positions. He said the coalition had destroyed five tunnels used to store ballistic missiles, four ballistic missile launchers and one missile depot in Houthi-controlled areas.
Al-Maliki also said the operation focused on disrupting supply lines between areas under Houthi control and targeting Houthi positions and military equipment along Yemen’s front lines.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a post on X that the group targeted positions belonging to government forces in Yemen’s Aden and Lahij governorates.
Saree said the two attacks involved multiple ballistic missiles and targeted weapons depots in the Salah al-Din area of Aden and the Al-Wahat area of Lahij.
The Yemeni army said Sunday that its forces have “neutralized” around 218 Houthi fighters and field commanders in 753 operations over the preceding 24 hours, destroying or damaging 78 military vehicles and weapons.
The army said the operations targeted forward command centers, fortifications, firing positions, troop concentrations, reinforcements and supply vehicles as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.
It said the attacks disrupted Houthi reinforcements heading to front lines and supported raids and ground assaults by government forces.
There was no immediate Houthi comment on the army’s reported operations.
Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and other provinces in September 2014, triggering a civil war. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
The Houthis control much of northern and western Yemen, including Sanaa, while the internationally recognized government and allied forces retain Aden and substantial areas of southern and eastern Yemen. Control of some areas remains contested, and renewed fighting has shifted front lines, particularly along the Red Sea coast.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis have intensified in recent weeks. The Iran-backed group has also targeted Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones, accusing Riyadh of responsibility for attacks against Houthi positions.
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