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Yemeni forces, Houthis exchange attacks, claim to inflict heavy losses

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Yemeni government forces claim to have inflicted heavy casualties on Houthi fighters, reporting that at least 190 rebels were killed or injured in air strikes, drone attacks, rockets, and artillery fire across several provinces. Government spokesman Majed Abdullah al-Nuzail said these operations damaged up to 130 vehicles and combat assets used by the Houthis. Meanwhile, Houthi officials counterclaimed significant losses among government-aligned forces and accused Saudi-backed troops of launching multiple air strikes in rebel-held areas, though casualties from these attacks were not specified. The ongoing conflict is part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, a counteroffensive by the internationally recognized Yemeni government with support from the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels.
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Houthi Houthis Lahij Saudi Yemen

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Houthi NORP · 8× Yemen GPE · 7× Saudi NORP · 6× Houthis NORP · 5× Iran GPE · 3× Lahij GPE · 3× Riyadh GPE · 3× Marib GPE · 2× Taiz GPE · 2× al-Jawf GPE · 2×

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Separately, Saree also accused Yemen’s Saudi-backed forces of launching 109 air strikes and missile attacks on the rebel-controlled capital, Sanaa, as well as on Houthi positions in the al-Jawf, Saada, Taiz, Lahij and Marib governorates.
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Al Jazeera could not verify the battlefield claims.
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Yemeni forces, Houthis exchange attacks, claim to inflict heavy losses · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, with forces aligned with the country’s internationally recognised government claiming to have killed and wounded at least 190 Houthi fighters in hundreds of air and artillery attacks. asserted
forces → continue → attacks
Majed Abdullah al-Nuzail, a spokesman for Yemen’s government forces, said on Tuesday that the attacks targeted Houthi positions in Lahij, Taiz, Marib, al-Jawf, Hajjah and al-Bayda provinces. asserted
attacks → say → provinces
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forces → claim → strikes
The government forces also fired 62 rockets and carried out 744 artillery attacks, he added. asserted
he → fire → attacks
“Initial field reports indicate that about 190 Houthi commanders and fighters were killed or injured,” al-Nuzaili said. asserted
Nuzaili → indicate → ?
Up to 130 vehicles and combat assets used by the Iran-allied group were damaged or destroyed, he added. asserted
he → use → group
Al Jazeera could not verify the battlefield claims. uncertain
Jazeera → verify → claims
The fighting in Yemen comes amid regional tensions triggered by the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. asserted
fighting → come → Iran
Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, has launched a counteroffensive, dubbed Operation Dawn of Yemen, to retake territory lost to the Houthi rebels in September. asserted
which → recognise → September
The Saudi-led coalition has supported the government’s ground campaign with air strikes, and the Houthis have fired missiles at the kingdom, targeting airports and oil facilities. asserted
Houthis → lead → airports
According to the World Health Organization, at least 1,771 people have been killed in the hostilities in Yemen since August, with at least 7,959 wounded. uncertain
7,959 → accord → August
More than 300,000 people have also been displaced. asserted
people → displace → ?
The Houthis, for their part, also claimed killing and wounding “a large number” of government aligned fighters in attacks on Al-Madaribah and Ras al-Ara areas in the Lahij governorates on Tuesday. asserted
Houthis → claim → Tuesday
Yahya Saree, the Houthi spokesman, said dozens more government troops were killed and wounded in attacks on Al Jawf governorate earlier in the day. asserted
troops → say → day
Separately, Saree also accused Yemen’s Saudi-backed forces of launching 109 air strikes and missile attacks on the rebel-controlled capital, Sanaa, as well as on Houthi positions in the al-Jawf, Saada, Taiz, Lahij and Marib governorates. asserted
Saree → accuse → governorates
He said the attacks killed and wounded “a large number of women and children”. asserted
attacks → say → women
The Saudi-led coalition did not immediately confirm the strikes. asserted
coalition → lead → strikes
Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two missiles fired by the Houthis towards the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, and another aimed at its southern region. asserted
it → lead → region
The Houthis said they targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. asserted
they → say → Province
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