BREAKING: HOUTHIS CLAIM CAPTURE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN WESTERN YEMEN
The Houthi movement has claimed that its fighters captured large quantities of weapons and military vehicles during intense clashes near Mocha, on Yemen’s western coast, involving forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government and units led by Tariq Saleh.
📹 The Houthis also released a video reportedly lasting nearly 40 minutes, showing scenes from the fighting and locations they claimed to have seized. The group described the developments as the result of direct combat, rejecting claims that the opposing forces had surrendered or handed over their equipment voluntarily.
According to figures circulated by Houthi sources, the alleged military equipment captured includes:
🚛 Military vehicles:
– More than 1,100 military vehicles of various types, including hundreds equipped with 12.7mm and 14.5mm machine guns.
– 120 Nimr armored vehicles.
– 90 Oshkosh vehicles.
– 60 Caiman armored vehicles.
– 40 RG-31 armored vehicles.
🛡️ Tanks:
– 18 T-55 tanks.
– 10 T-62 tanks.
– 5 T-72 tanks.
💥 Artillery and rocket systems:
– 20 BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.
– 25 light MLRS systems.
– 20 D-30 howitzers.
– 15 M198/M114 artillery pieces.
– 60 120mm mortars.
🎯 Anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons:
– 80 ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.
– 50 Kornet-E anti-tank guided missile systems.
– 30 BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile systems.
– 35 Konkurs and Fagot anti-tank missile systems.
⚠️ Verification required: These figures represent claims circulated by Houthi sources and have not been independently verified. The scale of the alleged captures, the identities of the equipment involved and the circumstances surrounding the reported fighting remain subject to further confirmation.
The reported developments, if confirmed, could represent a significant shift in the military balance along Yemen’s western coast.