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Saudi-led Coalition Reaffirms Military Support for Yemen Government as Houthis Face Counteroffensive
- On Sunday, Yemen's internationally recognized government launched a major military offensive against the Huthis, with the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen pledging "full operational support" to restore state institutions.
- Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, stated the operation follows "the Huthi militias" continued mobilization and threats after they seized Red Sea coastal territory near the critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
- Huthi-Controlled forces claimed Saudi Arabia conducted 106 air strikes over 24 hours, while the United Nations reports 377,000 deaths since Yemen's 2015 conflict began, with over 150,000 from direct fighting.
- Much of the recent fighting centers on Taiz, where Houthis attempt to isolate government forces, while the World Food Program warns three out of four families in parts of Yemen are going hungry.
- Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan convene today in Riyadh to discuss regional developments through the Strategic and Political Defense Committee, a NATO-style pact established to coordinate security cooperation.
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Saudi Arabia-Led Coalition Orders Evacuation of Building in Sana'a in the Face of an Attack on Yemen
Houthis threaten a "hard and painful response" against Riyadh in case of bombing of the Yemeni capital
·Madrid, Spain
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The Saudi-led military coalition has announced that it will launch a large-scale attack on the Houthi-held capital of Yemen, Sanaa, and has called on the population to evacuate, several Middle Eastern news portals reported.
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Total News Sources321
Leaning Left69Leaning Right47Center51Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left
41% Left
L 41%
C 31%
R 28%
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