Yemeni government forces claim four Iranian experts killed in Taiz
Yemeni government forces claim to have killed four Iranian experts during a series of military operations against Houthi positions. The report also notes a separate Saudi airstrike on a market, with conflicting accounts regarding the target.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing proxy conflict in Yemen and the persistent allegations of foreign military involvement in the region.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government forces carried out 756 operations against Houthi military positions across several fronts over the past 72 hours and killed or wounded 2,316 Houthi members, the Yemeni armed forces said on Sunday. The military also claimed that four Iranian experts specialising in drone and missile operations were killed in Taiz governorate.Brigadier general Majeed Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, spokesman for Yemen’s armed forces, said the operations targeted Houthi positions and movements in Kitaf and Al-Baqa, Alab, Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, Lahij and Taiz. His statement was carried by Yemen’s Saba news agency and reported by Ajel News.Al-Nuzaili said the operations involved aircraft, drones, snipers, field artillery and rocket launchers.
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