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Yemeni army claims 1,540 Houthi fighters killed or wounded

The army said 474 attacks across Yemen in a 24-hour period killed or wounded the fighters. The figures have not been independently confirmed.

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The Yemeni army said 474 attacks across Yemen in a 24-hour period killed or wounded 1,540 Houthi fighters, as fighting intensified.

The figures were reported by Al Jazeera Global News. The source material includes no independent confirmation of the army’s account.

The army’s claim does not specify how many fighters were killed and how many were wounded.

It also gives no further details on where the attacks took place or when the 24-hour period occurred.

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