Internationally recognized Yemeni government forces have launched airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas along the western coast of the Red Sea and near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, escalating military operations following recent advancements by the group in the region.
The government information center in Taiz province reported that warplanes targeted dozens of trucks on Sixty Street, north of Taiz city. These trucks were reportedly carrying weapons, ammunition, missiles, and military equipment.
According to a statement shared by the center on the 'X' platform, the convoy was moving from the city of Mocha towards the capital, Sana'a.
The center did not provide immediate information on casualties or the extent of equipment destroyed in the strikes.
Targeting from Mocha to Sana'a
This targeting coincides with an intensification of government air operations in Houthi-controlled areas on the western coast, particularly on the axes stretching between Mocha and Taiz and areas near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Earlier, a member of the political office of the Houthi group, Khuzam Al-Asad, announced that the group's forces had gained control over all cities near the Bab al-Mandab Strait and areas of the Red Sea’s western coast.
He specifically noted the strategic port of Mocha, located on the Red Sea in southwestern Yemen.
Military movements in this region are increasingly significant due to their proximity to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key international shipping route. The government forces aim to halt Houthi advances and disrupt supply lines connecting the areas recently captured by the group to their other strongholds.
The targeting of a convoy moving from Mocha towards Sana'a, based on the government's account, indicates a shift in confrontation to striking Houthi supply lines and military movements behind frontline areas, alongside ongoing battles on the western coast.