Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-backed Houthis
The offensive follows Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast, and AFP reported more than 70 people were killed in fighting around Taiz in one day.
- On Monday, Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces seized control of the Dhubab district, a vital area overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, with heavy air support from a Saudi-led coalition.
- President Rashad al-Alimi announced the offensive on Sunday, vowing to fight "until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia" as forces attempt to reverse Iran-backed Houthis' recent advances.
- The Homeland Shield Forces and Giants Brigades spearheaded the operation, seizing 4 important positions to cut off supply lines and roads leading to the Mandeb Strait, according to an unnamed army source.
- Ongoing fighting in Yemen threatens a major oil export route near the Mandeb Strait, risking global price hikes while tens of thousands of civilians face displacement and deepening humanitarian crisis.
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with Turkish and Saudi counterparts under the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," where Yemen's war is expected to feature prominently.
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Saudi Arabia had sought in vain banks with Washigton and London, found partial aid in the allies of the Mecca Pact, then decided to act: hit Sanaa and Saada, territorial gains near the Strait. Speaker Houthi in Huffpost denies having lost Bab el-Mandeb and adds: "Soon our flag will wave over Aden"
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia took strategic positions in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on Monday, military and government sources said, while trying to reverse the advances made last month by the Houthis, supported by Iran, and expel them from the vital waterway.
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia have announced to have taken control of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on the Red Sea, conquered in recent weeks by Iranian pro-Houthi militias. They also interrupted the road between Dhubab and Mokha, strategic port city taken by Shiite rebels in November. It is the first big [...] The Yemen article, offensive of government forces against the Houthi: "Resumed the control of Bab el-Mandeb" comes fr…
Yemen's government forces have launched a major offensive against the Houthi militia, with the armed forces reporting profits at the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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