The Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday that it had conducted a military operation in Yemen aimed at disabling resources used by Houthi forces to develop and sustain their ballistic missile and drone capabilities.
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the operation was carried out on Sunday morning in response to continued Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
According to al-Maliki, coalition forces had monitored what he described as the Houthis’ continued use of strategic resources to support military operations, particularly the development and deployment of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
He said the attacks posed a direct threat to civilian populations, critical infrastructure and regional security.
The coalition said the operation was intended to disrupt the Houthis’ ability to launch further attacks against Saudi Arabia and Yemen, while addressing threats to commercial shipping routes in the southern Red Sea.
However, the coalition did not disclose the locations targeted or provide details about the military assets allegedly destroyed.
No information was released regarding casualties or the extent of material damage, and the Houthis had not immediately responded to the announcement.
The operation comes amid renewed fighting between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Houthi forces.
On October 5, government troops launched an offensive dubbed Operation Dawn of Yemen, seeking to recapture Houthi-controlled territory, restore state institutions and regain control of the capital, Sanaa.
The latest campaign follows a broader escalation that began in July, ending a period of relative stability that had largely prevailed since a UN-brokered truce took effect in April 2022.
According to UN reports cited in the original account, the renewed hostilities have killed or wounded thousands of people and forced more than 250,000 residents from their homes, further worsening Yemen’s humanitarian emergency.
Yemen’s conflict began in its current form in September 2014, when Houthi forces captured Sanaa and expanded their control across several provinces.
Saudi Arabia subsequently assembled a military coalition that intervened in March 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The conflict has since devastated the country’s infrastructure, displaced millions and contributed to one of the world’s most prolonged humanitarian crises.
