Yemeni armed forces spokesman says Saudi strikes hit Taiz and six other Yemeni provinces

Unverified · Taiz, Yemen · 2026-10-11

According to a Yemeni armed forces spokesman, relayed by Tasnim News on Telegram, Saudi aircraft carried out 124 air operations in 24 hours targeting Sanaa, Taiz, Marib, Jawf, Hajjah, Hodeidah and Saada, bringing the total to 2058 since the latest escalation began. Tasnim separately reports Saudi air strikes on a Houthi military convoy near Taiz. Both claims come from the same Tasnim Telegram channel, and no independent source has confirmed or denied them.

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Verification

Unverified: 1 independent source.

Sources disagree on:

• Scope differs: the spokesman's claim gives aggregate counts across seven provinces including Taiz, while Tasnim's own report describes a single strike on a Houthi convoy near Taiz with no target, casualty or time detail.

Sources

• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-12 15:55 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-12 17:06 UTC

First reported 2026-10-12 15:55 UTC; last updated 2026-10-18 19:56 UTC.

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