Yemen announces military campaign to reclaim land from Iran-backed Houthis
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has announced a major military operation to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis. It comes after an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in recent days. On Sunday, the Houthis said they had struck sites belonging to Saudi national oil company Aramco. The group said the attack was [...] The post Yemen announces military…
Saudi-backed Yemeni government has announced a major military campaign to reclaim territory from Iran-backed Houthis. This announcement comes in response to recent strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. On Sunday, the Houthis claimed to have targeted sites belonging to Saudi national oil company Aramco, in retaliation for the 50 Saudi-led strikes in Yemen within 12 hours.
The conflict intensified in September when the Houthis captured Yemen's entire Red Sea coast, disrupting global oil supplies. Sanaa, Yemen's capital, has been under continuous Houthi attack as government forces attempt to weaken the group's military capabilities. The Houthis' operations have spread across Yemen, including to the Saada region, their northern stronghold.
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi announced this military operation in a televised speech, aiming to retake the remaining territory of the republic and extend state authority across the national territory. However, the new phase of the conflict remains uncertain, as the frontline continues around the key city of Taiz, currently controlled by the internationally recognized government.
The Houthis have been battling government forces for control of Taiz, cutting a vital supply route connecting it to Aden, effectively encircling the city. The Houthis also targeted Aramco sites in Riyadh and Khurais, causing large fires at the targeted sites. Saudi Arabia has yet to comment on these claimed attacks, but has dismissed some as misleading.
Saudi Arabia retaliated by striking Houthi targets in Yemen, resulting in at least two wounded individuals. The conflict has added to Yemen's ongoing humanitarian crisis, which was already severe due to a war that began in 2014, with the Houthis seizing the capital, Sanaa, and later taking control of northern Yemen. Saudi Arabia intervened in 2015, leading a coalition. The Houthis have now imposed a blockade on Saudi energy exports, further exacerbating the crisis.
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