SANAA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government forces said Thursday they had carried out 81 military operations against Houthi positions over the past 24 hours, as fighting between the two sides continues to intensify across several fronts in the war-torn country.
Majid al-Nuzaili, spokesperson for the government forces, said in a press statement that the operations targeted Houthi members and positions along multiple frontlines, killing or wounding a number of them, including field commanders.
Al-Nuzaili added that the operations were carried out in response to repeated Houthi attacks on government forces and civilian infrastructure.
The Houthis have yet to comment on the government's claims.
Fighting between the Houthis and government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, has intensified over the past month.
The Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks targeting government-held areas in Marib and Hadramout, along Yemen's western coast, as well as positions in neighboring Saudi Arabia.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government. ■
