Yemeni Armed Forces: 4 Iranian Missile and Drone Experts Killed in Taiz

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The Yemeni armed forces announced on Sunday that they had carried out 756 targeting operations in the past 72 hours against military sites, elements, and capabilities belonging to the Houthi militias in several battlefronts, confirming the death of 4 Iranian experts specialized in drones and missiles in Taiz.

The official spokesman for the armed forces, Colonel Majid Al-Nazili, stated in a statement that the operations targeted sites in Kitaf, Al-Buq'a, Al-‘Ala, Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, Lahij, and Taiz, utilizing air forces, drones, snipers, artillery, and rocket launchers.

He added that the operations resulted, according to the armed forces' report, in the destruction or damage of several troop carriers, vehicles, military reinforcements, rocket launch platforms, and weapon and military equipment stores, in addition to the death and injury of 2316 Houthi militants.

Al-Nazili stated that the operations also led to the death of four Iranian experts whom he said were specialized in operating and launching drones and missiles in Taiz province, considering this as additional evidence of the continued Iranian support and expertise provided to the group.

He accused the Houthis of "distorting the facts" by attributing the targeting of civilians and civilian objects to the government forces, stating that these allegations aim to cover up what he described as the group's violations against civilians and public facilities.

He pointed to the targeting of the Amr ibn al-As school in the Al-Mudharabah and Ras al-Arah district in Lahij Governorate on September 23, saying that the attack resulted, according to the armed forces' account, in the death of three civilians and the injury of four others, as well as damage to the school and its facilities.

Al-Nazili also accused the Houthi group of planting mines that he said are "internationally prohibited" on roads and in valleys in Lahij Governorate, warning of their dangers to civilians and the movement of residents.

He confirmed that the armed forces will continue their operations against what he described as sources of threat, stating that military operations are carried out "within the framework of adherence to the rules of international humanitarian law," adding that the government forces will continue to work on protecting the population and property, restoring security and stability, and upholding the rule of law.