Yemen: US strikes kill Abdulmalik Al-Houthi’s brother
Shafaq News/ US airstrikes in Yemen have killed several senior Houthi figures and hit key military infrastructure, a Yemeni military spokesperson revealed on Thursday.
Colonel Waddah Al-Dobish, spokesperson for the Yemeni Joint Forces, announced on X that Abdulkhaleq Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi—brother of Houthi leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi and commander of the Central Military Region—was among those killed. He said other top commanders and advisors were also targeted in coordinated strikes across Hodeidah, Sanaa, Saada, and Al-Jawf provinces.
Al-Dobish estimated around 150 casualties, with the highest toll in Al-Jawf, adding that recent strikes have focused on figures involved in logistics and planning.
تقرير استثنائي: أبرز القيادات الأمنية والعسكرية والمشرفين والضباط الذين قتلوا في الغارات الأمريكية حتى يومنا هذا. في ضوء التصعيد الأخير للعمليات العسكرية الأمريكية، تم استهداف عدد من القيادات العسكرية والأمنية التابعة للحوثيين في عدة مناطق يمنية. يتضمن هذا التقرير تفاصيل دقيقة…
— وضاح الدبيش ابو مهند (@wadahdobish) March 27, 2025
Meanwhile, military monitoring platform Defense Line reported that the status of several officials tied to missile and drone programs remains unclear, including Abdulhafid Al-Hilali and “Abu Aqil,” a logistics coordinator. It also confirmed the destruction of command centers and the deaths of multiple technical specialists.
Houthis have not officially commented.
Washington previously acknowledged targeting senior figures involved in weapons programs but has not disclosed names.
Since March 15, the US has intensified its attacks against the Houthis, who claim to have retaliated by striking an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea multiple times.
A Houthi statement described targeting “hostile warships in the Red Sea, primarily the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, from which attacks on Yemen are launched.”
