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Yemeni army says it killed 260 Houthis in Taiz and Lahj offensives

Government forces said they killed 1,860 Houthis in a counteroffensive aimed at retaking territory and key Red Sea positions.

  • On Sunday, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi announced the 'Dawn of Yemen' operation to retake all Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa.
  • Battles have intensified around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical shipping route that became essential for energy exports after the United States and Iran conflict restricted trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Yemeni Forces report conducting 2,103 'precise targeting operations' against Houthi positions, claiming they 'neutralised' 1,860 fighters, though Al Jazeera could not independently verify these figures.
  • Attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport on Saturday killed three people, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
  • President Donald Trump said he 'will make a decision soon' on joining strikes, while the Houthis warned international actors like Pakistan they would be treated like Saudis.
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Yemeni government forces confirmed that 1400 Houthis had been neutralized by more than 2750 operations in the fighting axes, at a time when Arab and European condemnations of the Houthis attacks on Riyadh airport had claimed their lives.

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The Government forces of Yemen have neutralized 1,860 elements of the Husite rebel movement since the beginning of the large-scale counter-attack aimed at returning to control all rebel-held territories, and the Government Army has conducted more than 2,000 precise operations against rebel military positions on several fronts as part of Operation Yemen's Dawn, written by Al Jazeera. On Sunday, the President of the Presidential Governing Council …

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Yemeni government troops say they eliminated over 1,800 fighters of the armed rebel group with more than 2,000 "precision strikes" on Houthi military targets. This was reported by the spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces on X.

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Haberler broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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