Houthis claim Saudi jets carried out 40 strikes across Yemen in one day
The Houthi military spokesman said Saudi warplanes launched 40 airstrikes on Taiz, Marib and Hodeidah provinces within the last 24 hours.
According to Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree, Saudi aircraft operating from Khamis Mushait Airbase conducted 40 attacks using F-15 fighters. The strikes targeted locations in western Yemen, specifically the provinces of Taiz, Marib and Hodeidah. The claim comes as the Houthis have recently advanced along the Red Sea coast. No casualty figures were provided in the statement.
Why it matters
It highlights the escalating air campaign in Yemen's civil war and its impact on contested regions.
How this story developed
- Sep 8 Houthi strikes wound dozens in Saudi cities as coalition vows retaliation
- Sep 8 Iran announced plans to establish a maritime exclusion zone extending from the Gulf area.
- Sep 9 The European Union called on the Houthis to stop all attacks and warned of threats to regional stability and Red Sea shipping.
- Sep 10 Saudi civil defence lifted the emergency alert in Khamis Mushait following the Houthi strikes.
- Sep 11 GCC nations issued a joint condemnation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the UN Security Council.
- Sep 11 The UN International Organisation for Migration says at least 46,000 Yemenis have been displaced since last week as clashes intensify.
- Sep 11 Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian southwestern cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones.
- Sep 11 Iranian and Saudi diplomats held talks aimed at reducing regional insecurity.
- Sep 14 The displacement figure has risen to nearly 86,000.
- Sep 16 Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone aimed at Mecca and accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of the plot, which the rebels denied.
- Sep 16 Houthis seized coastal towns and islands at the mouth of the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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Saudi airstrikesYemen conflictF-15 jetswestern YemenHouthi claimKhamis MushaitTaiz provinceMarib provinceHodeidah province
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