Yemeni army forces have liberated 100s of kilometers along the strategic Red Sea coast, and inflicted heavy losses on Saudi-backed mercenary forces.

The confirmation marks the latest in a string of rapid territorial gains by the Yemeni Armed Forces, which include Ansarullah units, along the western coast.

The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces has vowed a severe retaliation as Saudi fighter aircraft carried out 54 strikes against multiple locations across Yemen.

Yemen’s armed forces say they have shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II drone over Ta’izz amid renewed fighting with Saudi-backed mercenaries in western Yemen.

Yemeni Armed Forces have dealt heavy operational blows to Saudi-backed mercenary forces in Ta’izz province and the western coast near the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Thousands of Saudi-backed mercenaries have reportedly been dispatched to Ta’izz as the Yemeni Armed Forces scored military gains, taking control of large swathes of the province’s territory and advancing towards al-Mokha port.

Yemeni military units have launched a fresh round of ballistic missile attacks on the positions of Saudi-backed mercenaries at the strategic Port of Mokha in southwestern Yemen.