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

What the report says

Fighting in Yemen intensified as forces aligned with the internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels each said they had inflicted heavy losses on the other side, according to Al Jazeera. The government’s military spokesman said on Tuesday that hundreds of air, drone, rocket and artillery strikes were carried out across several governorates, including Lahij, Taiz, Marib, al-Jawf, Hajjah and al-Bayda, and that about 190 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded. He also said vehicles and other combat equipment were damaged or destroyed. Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify those battlefield claims.

The Houthis offered a different account, saying they killed and wounded a large number of government-aligned fighters in attacks in Lahij and al-Jawf. Their spokesman also accused Saudi-backed forces of carrying out air and missile strikes on Sanaa and other areas under Houthi control, alleging civilian casualties, though the coalition did not immediately confirm those strikes.

The article places the clashes within a broader war in Yemen, where the government, backed by Saudi Arabia, is trying to regain territory lost to the Houthis in a counteroffensive called Operation Dawn of Yemen. The fighting also comes amid wider regional tensions. Al Jazeera cited World Health Organization figures saying the conflict has caused thousands of deaths and injuries and displaced hundreds of thousands of people since August.