Yemeni Government Forces Claim 1,540 Houthi Casualties; One Injured in Asir

Yemeni government forces said they carried out 474 raids and targeting operations over 24 hours, claiming that 1,540 Houthi members were killed or wounded.

The forces described the Houthi members as having been “neutralized,” with the reported total covering both deaths and injuries. No separate figures were provided for either category.

Most of the reported casualties were in Taiz, according to the government forces’ account. The summary did not give a detailed breakdown of where the other operations took place.

The casualty figures could not be independently verified from the information provided, which contained no Houthi response to the claims.

Separately, one person was reported injured by fragments from a ballistic missile in Asir. No further details were provided about the person’s condition or the circumstances of the incident.