100 sorties launched in 24 hours

The Saudi-led coalition launched over 100 sorties during the past 24 hours against “specified” Houthi targets, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Assiri said on Friday.
Al-Assiri, a consultant in the office of the defense minister, said the air operations “are specified and selected to paralyze the Houthi movements and their supporters,” according to the SPA. He said “the Houthi militias are carrying out sabotage operations harming citizens and public institutions.”
The spokesman made the remarks during his daily press briefing at Riyadh Air Base. Airstrikes are bearing positive results and will continue until goals are achieved, he said.
He added that security operations are ongoing in Yemen’s Houthi stronghold city of Saada, to ensure the safety of the Kingdom’s southern borders.
“There are movements of the Houthi militias on the southern borders. The airstrikes are targeting their sites and gatherings in addition to ammunition stores and fuel sites in order to prevent any action that could threaten the southern borders,” he said.
Airstrikes also struck a checkpoint affiliated with Houthis in the coastal town of Zinjibar in south-central Yemen.
“There was coordination with the Yemeni People's Committees on Thursday in Zinjbar for implementing operations against the Houthi groups and their supporters. Due to the results of this operation, the People's Committees and tribal elements supporting the legitimacy made a great success on the ground,” Al-Assiri added.
Operations also were ongoing in the Yemeni city of Taiz to back “brigades supporting the legitimate government against any existence of the Houthi militias,” he noted.
Al-Assiri said that the coalition wants to facilitate the evacuation of foreign nationals and flow of humanitarian aid.
He called on the remaining Yemeni tribes to return to the fold of the legitimate government and warned them not to provide any kind of assistance or shelter to the Houthis. “There is still time for you to return to your own government” Al-Assiri said. He warned the Houthis must not be given any chance to regroup.