Al-Alimi Announces Launch of Military Operations Against Houthi Militias
President Rashad al-Alimi said the campaign will continue until Yemen is liberated from Houthi control, after the group seized key territory and shipping routes.
- On Sunday, Yemeni President Rashad Alimi announced a major military campaign to recapture all Houthi-controlled areas, vowing to press the offensive "until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia."
- The Iran-backed Houthis have held Sanaa since 2014 and last month captured 150 km of Red Sea coast, including the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, granting significant leverage over global shipping routes.
- Following the government's announcement, the Houthis claimed they launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh, citing 50 Saudi-led air and missile strikes over the past 12 hours.
- Houthi gains near Taiz threaten to effectively siege the city, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis where the World Food Programme reports most families are going hungry from surging conflict.
- The fighting represents spillover from the broader Iran war, with the United States providing intelligence support to Riyadh while European nations offer defensive military aid to Saudi Arabia.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Saudi-Backed Yemeni Government Declares War Against Houthis, Widening Crisis
The government and the Houthis have been engaged in fierce battles in recent weeks, after the Iran-allied militia took control of the country’s Red Sea coast, increasing pressure on shipping routes and energy markets unsettled by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The President of Yemen, Rashad al-Alimi, announced on Sunday "the beginning of a military operation for the recapture of territory under the control of the Houthi rebels, allies of Iran, according to BBC and AFP. The Yemeni War broke out in 2014, when the rebels captured the capital, Sanaa, which they also control today. After a few relatively calm years, the hostilities were ...
The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council announced on Sunday 4 October 2026 the launch of an offensive to take over the entire country to the Houthis fighters who are continuing their progress, encircling a new government-controlled city.
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