Yemen's armed forces say it is conducting strikes against Houthis in Sanaa
- On Sunday, Yemen's armed forces conducted strikes against Iran-aligned Houthis in Sanaa and Saada, targeting what military spokesman Colonel Majid described as "vital targets."
- The strikes followed a Houthi attack on an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, where Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted the site with ballistic missiles and drones.
- Houthi-Affiliated Al-Masirah reported "Saudi enemy aircraft" hit Sanaa with 26 strikes, while the Houthis reported 55 fighters killed and AFP noted 26 government troops died.
- Fighting has intensified in Taiz, where combatants were reported killed on Friday, as the World Food Programme warned that three-quarters of Yemen's population cannot meet basic food needs.
- Hostilities resumed this year after Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, reigniting conflict as spillover from the wider war between Iran and the United States.
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Yemeni govt launches offensive to recapture territory
Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government said on Sunday it was launching a major military campaign to recapture all areas of the country controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis. The government's armed forces would press the offensive “until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia,” Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address. A military spokesman later called on the Houthis to lay down t…
Yemen announces military operation to retake Houthi-held territory
Credit: UK Government/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)Yemen's internationally recognised government says it has begun military operations to retake Houthi-held territory, weeks after Saudi strikes on Sanaa and Saada and the collapse of the 2022 truce.
While the government has limited air capabilities, a researcher considers the announcement "insignificant".
Yemen launched offensive to recover territories at the hands of Hut is after its advance through the Red Sea and attacks against Aramco in Saudi Arabia.
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