In a statement, the Nation’s Shield Forces said that they had conducted “precision strikes” using drones on Houthi positions in Al-Dhale, without specifying the exact location of the attacks, Anadolu Agency reported.
They released video footage of the strikes, showing an aerial attack targeting a gathering of dozens of Houthi members.
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There was no immediate comment from the Houthis on the statement.
Yemen’s map of territorial control has changed in recent days amid escalating confrontations between government forces and the Houthis since early July, following years of relative calm.
The Houthis now control the entire western Al-Hudaydah province, according to the group, after advancing in western Taiz province and capturing the coastal city of Mokha and its Red Sea port.
Their advance has also brought them close to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important maritime passageways.
Government forces, meanwhile, have made gains in the northern Al-Jawf province along the Saudi border and approached its provincial capital, Al-Hazm.
Clashes are also continuing on fronts in Marib, Al-Bayda and Al-Dhale provinces.
Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since the Houthis captured the capital Sanaa and several provinces in September 2014.
A Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
