Intensified Battles Reported in Marib and Al Jawf Governorates
Military sources confirmed on Tuesday evening that clashes are ongoing against Houthi militias on the northern front of Marib Governorate and the southern areas of Al Jawf Governorate. These operations, codenamed "Dawn of Yemen," are supported by airstrikes and drone attacks.
In the northern Marib front, government forces engaged in intense fighting with Houthi militias within the operational scope of the Seventh Military Region. The clashes extended to the southeast of Al Hazm in Al Jawf, under the purview of the Sixth Military Region. Government forces utilized artillery and rocket launchers to counter enemy fire and successfully thwarted multiple human wave assaults by the Houthi forces, inflicting significant casualties and equipment losses.
On the southern and western fronts of Marib Governorate, drone and artillery units targeted Houthi reinforcements and combat equipment. Forces operating within the Third Military Region engaged enemy fire along the confrontation lines, inflicting considerable material and human losses on the militias.
Concurrently, government forces are continuing to advance, capturing new positions and clearing liberated areas on the eastern fronts of Al Jawf Governorate. Units from the First and Third Brigades of the Emergency Forces are actively engaged in dismantling mines and explosives planted by the Houthi militia.
Furthermore, air force strikes targeted Houthi gatherings, positions, and military vehicles on the northern Marib and southern Al Jawf fronts. Ten airstrikes resulted in the destruction of equipment and the death or injury of Houthi fighters. Two additional airstrikes in the Al Alam sector, east of Al Jawf, destroyed a tank and other military vehicles belonging to the Houthi militias.
Colonel Rukun Majid Al-Nuzaili, the official spokesperson for the armed forces, affirmed that the heroes of the armed forces are steadfastly continuing their national duty and achieving the objectives of the "Dawn of Yemen" operation with unwavering resolve and high morale, while adhering to necessary precautions to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.