ADEN, Yemen, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government forces said Saturday that warplanes struck Houthi supply lines, reinforcements, and weapons depots across the southwestern province of Taiz, leaving dozens of fighters killed or wounded as fighting intensifies on several fronts.
In a statement on social media platform X, the Yemeni Armed Forces Media Center cited a government military source as saying that warplanes struck a Houthi supply convoy on Al-Sitteen Street, north of Taiz city, scoring "direct hits."
The strikes also targeted Houthi reinforcements in Al-Wazi'iyah district in western Taiz province, as well as weapon depots in Mawiyah area in the east, the source said.
The strikes destroyed several vehicles and left dozens of Houthi fighters killed or wounded, including field commanders, the source said, though the claims could not be independently verified.
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said Saturday that Saudi warplanes had carried out 27 airstrikes across six Yemeni provinces over the previous 24 hours.
In a statement on X, Sarea said F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets operating from air bases in Khamis Mushait and Taif in Saudi Arabia struck areas in Taiz, Marib, Saada, Amran, Ibb and Hajjah.
Sarea said the latest attacks brought the Houthi tally of Saudi air and missile strikes since the current escalation began to 1,059.
Fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group has intensified across Taiz and Lahj recently after the group seized the strategic port city of Mocha and Mayyun Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait earlier this month.
Yemen's conflict erupted in late 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government. ■
