A senior Houthi intelligence official, Abdul Nasser Al-Kamali, was reportedly killed in recent U.S. airstrikes in Yemen, according to Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath.
“A photo of intelligence leader Abdul Nasser Al-Kamali, who the Houthis announced was killed in a US raid,” the news outlet said in a post on X on Tuesday.
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The Houthis’ intelligence directorate spokesperson said on Telegram that the U.S. had launched 11 airstrikes targeting the capital Sana’a and its surrounding areas but it did not confirm the death of Kamali, who served as head of the Houthis’ intelligence directorate.
Local reports said some strikes hit underground Houthi weapons facilities near Mount Nuqum in Sana’a. U.S. B-2 bombers may have taken part in the operation, though that remains unconfirmed.
What is being described as “some of the heavy strikes of the campaign so far” have been launched tonight by the U.S. Navy and Air Force against Mount Nuqum near the Yemeni capital of Sana’a in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen. The areas targeted are said to include… pic.twitter.com/e1Y1eDQZ73
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Nine additional airstrikes have been reported in the neighboring Mar’ib region.
The U.S. did not confirm Kamali’s death. The U.S. Central Command has released few details about its operations against the Houthis since launching the strikes on March 15.
On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes would continue until the Houthis stop launching attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. “We are not going to relent,” said Hegseth, “and it’s only going to be more unrelenting until the Houthis declare they will stop shooting at our ships.”
