Coalition strikes Houthis in support of Yemeni forces on west coast

Coalition strikes Houthis in support of Yemeni forces on west coast
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Updated 15 November 2021
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Coalition strikes Houthis in support of Yemeni forces on west coast

Coalition strikes Houthis in support of Yemeni forces on west coast
  • In all, 22 operations targeting elements of the Houthi militia took place

DUBAI: Saudi coalition forces launched airstrikes Sunday, killing more than 80 Houthi militia and destroying 19 vehicles in Sirwah, Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf in Yemen, TV news channel Al-Arabiya reported. 

The strikes came in support of Yemeni forces on the west coast, sources said, adding that the coalition air forces also thwarted a Houthi attack on Al-Balaq, west of Marib.

In all, 22 operations targeting elements of the Houthi militia in Sirwah, Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf took place over the past 24 hours, sources said.