SANAA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fighting and strikes swept multiple fronts across Yemen on Wednesday, as government forces attacked Houthi targets while the Houthis reported a fresh wave of Saudi airstrikes.
Majid al-Nuzaili, spokesperson for the government forces, said in a statement on social media platform X that the forces carried out 749 attacks on Houthi command centers, fortifications, vehicles and supply lines over the past 24 hours.
Al-Nuzaili claimed the operations neutralized 239 Houthi fighters and destroyed or damaged 117 military vehicles and pieces of combat equipment.
He said government forces continued to consolidate gains in the southwestern province of Taiz, while offensive operations continued in other provinces of the country.
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement on X that Saudi forces carried out 101 air and missile strikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa and eight provinces over the past 24 hours, claiming the attacks left dozens dead or wounded, including women and children.
The figures could not be independently verified.
The fighting comes amid a sharp escalation between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized government, supported by the Saudi-led coalition. The Houthis have also launched repeated strikes deep inside Saudi Arabia in recent days.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government. ■
