A large-scale Saudi-led air campaign involving 100 fighter jets has reportedly secured control of the Bab al-Mandab strait while targeting hundreds of Houthi rebel positions. The operation, codenamed Dawn of Yemen, aims to bolster support for Yemen’s internationally recognized government along the Red Sea coast and in the capital. Coalition forces claim the strikes are part of a broader effort to establish air dominance in the region. Details on the mission’s immediate impact and strategic objectives remain under review.
Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targetsLeaders of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claimed a broad air campaign involving 100 jet aircraft was under way on Monday against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline and farther north in the capital, Sana’a.The Saudi coalition spokesperson, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the 100 fighter jets participating in Operation Dawn of Yemen were providing support to forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government. Continue reading...
