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On August 6, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) launched a large-scale preemptive operation using missiles and drones against military positions belonging to Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces in eastern Yemen.
In a statement, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed that the group took action after detecting major troop movements near the border.
“Our armed forces detected large Saudi military build-ups that were in their final stages, aimed at escalating hostilities against the free provinces and the Yemeni people to dissuade them from their stance in ending the oppressive blockade,” Saree said.
According to the spokesman, the barrage targeted camps and supply facilities linked to the coalition’s First and Third Emergency Brigades. He claimed the operation resulted in the “killing and injuring of hundreds of the Saudi enemy’s mercenaries,” along with the “destruction and burning of a large number of camps, build-ups, depots, and weapons of the Saudi enemy,” in addition to numerous military vehicles.
Saree identified several specific targets, mainly located in strategic desert and border zones across the eastern region of Yemen.
These included al-Ruwayk and al-Thaniyyah—desert regions bridging northern Marib and western Hadramout provinces that serve as troop staging areas—as well as al-Abr, a vital inland transit crossroads in western Hadramout, and Al-Wadeeah, situated near the primary border crossing connecting northern Hadramout directly to Saudi Arabia.
Saree also issued a direct warning to Saudi leadership while appealing to fighters aligned with Yemeni government forces to abandon their posts.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces warn the criminal Saudi enemy against committing any foolishness against our country and people, and it will bear the consequences of any escalation,” Saree said.
Addressing coalition-aligned local troops, he added, “We advise the misled and deceived among our countrymen to leave the camps of the Saudi enemy and return to their areas before it is too late.”
The spokesman concluded by calling on the Yemeni public in Houthi-controlled regions to maintain a state of general military mobilization. He affirmed that rebel forces remain “on full readiness to confront any escalation,” vowing to enforce a “blockade-for-blockade” policy until all Saudi-imposed restrictions on Yemeni ports and airspace are lifted.
A Yemeni government source confirmed to Reuters that at least 30 Saudi-backed fighters were killed, while social media posts from Yemeni activists claimed the death toll could be as high as 60, potentially including Saudi officers.
Some of the targeted positions were abandoned by Yemeni government forces after the strikes, with reports that emerged later revealing that weapons and amination left there were looted by local tribesmen.
Saudi Arabia has not yet addressed the deadly Houthi operation, but the United States Mission to Yemen called the group’s strikes “cowardly” and described them as another example of “their terrorism against the Yemeni people.”
The attack comes amid a significant escalation in recent weeks. The Houthis previously announced a “maritime blockade” against Saudi Arabia and carried out a series of missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi airports, oil facilities, and tankers in the Red Sea.
According to several recent reports, Saudi Arabia has indeed been preparing an offensive against the Houthis, including a potential ground operation, despite also re-engaging diplomatically through Oman in an attempt to de-escalate.
This latest operation demonstrates that the initiative remains tightly in the hands of the Houthis, who appear determined to force an end to the Saudi blockade on Yemen—even if it means returning to full-scale war.
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