Heavy Fighting Resumes in Bab al-Mandab as Saudi Arabia Downs Ballistic Missiles

Fierce fighting resumed in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab area on Tuesday, a government military source reported, coinciding with Saudi airstrikes on Houthi positions.

Saudi fighter jets targeted locations where Houthi forces were stationed as clashes intensified in the area, according to the source.

The source said Houthi fighters had been killed and wounded, but provided no casualty figures. It was not clear whether those casualties resulted from the ground fighting, the airstrikes or both.

Saudi Arabia also shot down ballistic missiles. No details were provided on the number of missiles, their launch sites or their intended targets.