Yemeni forces shelled Houthi missile launch platforms stationed at Taiz airport, alarabiya.net reported on Tuesday. The strikes targeted the rocket positions at the airport site in the southwestern go
The reported operation was one of several actions described in the same period. According to the Saudi newspaper Sabaq, Yemeni forces also destroyed equipment and Houthi offices in the Dhubab and Al-K
The strikes come amid heightened tension in Taiz. The deputy governor of the governorate told the newspaper Okaz that local authorities are prepared for any Houthi escalation, while the pan-Arab daily
The reporting does not give casualty figures or confirm the extent of damage at the airport. It also does not specify the type of weaponry used in the strikes on the missile platforms.
Taiz has long sat near front lines in Yemen's conflict, and the airport area has repeatedly been described as a site of military activity by warring sides. The accounts above rest on the individual ou
What to watch next: whether the reported strikes on the airport platforms are followed by further operations, and whether the alert status in Taiz holds or escalates.
Yemeni forces hit Houthi missile platforms at Taiz airport, as reported by alarabiya.net, amid wider clashes in the gove