Confirmed · Yemen, Yemen (approximate) ·
Yemeni government forces, including the army, say they carried out 982 to 992 air, drone, rocket and artillery operations against Houthi positions on several fronts on 8 November. The army says these left about 267 fighters dead, wounded or fleeing and nine officers killed, while the government military spokesperson says more than 120 Houthi fighters were dead or wounded and the Yemeni Armed Forces and Yemen army say about 127 were killed or wounded. Asharq Al-Awsat separately reports a surprise Yemeni army attack on Houthis in Al-Mudaribah that killed and wounded dozens, with no source given for that casualty figure.
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Verification
Confirmed: 2 independent sources.
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Independent origins agree and an official record, a neutral body or an admission against interest backs it. That is strong evidence, not certainty; it can still change.
What we know and what remains unclear
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Independently reported
- What happened: Attack (means not stated) · 2 origins
- Place: Yemen (country only) · 2 origins
- Who did it: Yemeni army · 2 origins
- Who did it: Yemeni government forces · 2 origins
- Target: Houthi positions · 2 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- Time: 8 Nov (local date) · 1 origin
- Killed: 9 killed, per Yemeni army · 1 origin
- Injured: at least 0 injured, per Yemeni government military spokesperson · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Attack (means not stated) | Yemeni government (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Jazeera English); Presidential Leadership Council (via @TPOnow (Telegram)); Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune); ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English; Yemen army (via Arab News PK) | 5 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Place | Yemen (country only) | Yemeni government (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Jazeera English); Presidential Leadership Council (via @TPOnow (Telegram)); Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune); Yemeni Armed Forces (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English; Yemen army (via Arab News PK) | 6 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Time | 8 Nov (local date) | Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune) | One origin |
| Who did it | Yemeni army | Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune); ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English; Yemen army (via Arab News PK) | 3 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Who did it | Yemeni government forces | Yemeni government (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Jazeera English); Presidential Leadership Council (via @TPOnow (Telegram)) | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Target | Houthi positions | Yemeni government (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Jazeera English); Presidential Leadership Council (via @TPOnow (Telegram)); Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune); Yemeni Armed Forces (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English; Yemen army (via Arab News PK) | 6 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Killed | 9 (figure from Yemeni army) | Yemeni army (via Anadolu Agency (Middle East), The Diplomatic Insight, The Express Tribune) | Figure from 1 source, carried by 1 outlet |
| Injured | at least 0 (a lower bound) (figure from Yemeni government military spokesperson) | Yemeni government (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Jazeera English) | Figure from 1 source, carried by 1 outlet |
Sources
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- The Express Tribune,
- The Diplomatic Insight,
- ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English,
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Arab News PK,
- Al Jazeera English,
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Confirmed
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