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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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Saudi Arabia stated on Tuesday that it attacked a key fuel tank used by Yemen's Houthi rebels to support attacks on airports and energy facilities in the kingdom, hours before the Iran-aligned group resumed its missile and drone attacks on Riyadh and the southern region.
Houthi War Escalates: Riyadh Strikes Sanaa Oil as Several Saudi Airports Shuttered
(ZeroHedge)—The Saudi coalition, which is calling itself the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, on Tuesday issued a warning for civilians to evacuate a site in Sanaa ahead of a targeted operation. The city has been held by the Houthis going all the way back to 2014, and is the main base of the Iran-aligned […] The post Houthi War Escalates: Riyadh Strikes Sanaa Oil as Several Saudi Airports Shuttered appeared first on 🔔 The Liberty Daily.
Saudi-led military coalition bombarded an oil site in Yemen, according to the media of the Houthis fighters, who promised to retaliate.
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
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