# Yemeni government forces report killing 800 Houthis in past day

https://mins.news/en/item/104653

- TASS, 2026-10-17 20:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203613

> Yemeni government forces say they carried out 1,417 strikes in the past 24 hours, killing or wounding about 800 Houthi fighters and destroying or disabling more than 190 armored vehicles. Spokesman Majid al-Nuzaili said troops also advanced on the eastern front and repelled continuing Houthi attacks in Taiz Governorate.

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