{
  "id": 5300796,
  "title": "Yemeni forces report Houthi missile and drone attacks on government territory in Hodeidah and Taiz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/yemeni-forces-report-houthi-missile-and-drone-attacks-on-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T09:55:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/03/yemeni-forces-report-houthi-missile-and-drone-attacks-on-government-territory-in-hodeidah-and-taiz/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yemen's Houthi militia, backed by Iran, carried out 14 ballistic missile and drone attacks on government territory in the provinces of Hodeidah and Taiz on Thursday, according to government forces. Several drones were intercepted and shot down in Taiz using newly acquired air defenses, the Yemeni Armed Forces reported. The missile strikes did not disrupt the combat operations theater of forces stationed on the western coast, the army added. Ground battles against the Houthis persist, the army noted. Tensions in Yemen have intensified, with the Houthis increasing attacks on government positions and Saudi infrastructure in recent months, fuelling concerns of a resurgence of full-scale conflict four years after a fragile truce was initially signed. Although the UN-mediated truce concluded shortly after its implementation in 2022, hostilities between the Houthi forces and the Yemeni government had largely ceased. Yemeni political activist Riyadh Aldubai stated that the current surge of rebel assaults are not a fleeting escalation but a deliberate war waged by the Houthi militias to dismantle economic institutions and Yemen's infrastructure, particularly targeting the government-controlled Mokha port in Taiz. The Houthis have bolstered their military capabilities and expanded their smuggling operations into the Horn of Africa by partnering with Al Shabab, an Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group, for additional financial gains. Yemen's Minister of Information, Moammar Eryani, warned in a recent X post that they are confronting a transnational network that trades weapons, expertise, training, and technology with terrorist organizations, aiming to extend the scope of their operations across the Gulf of Aden, thereby posing a more formidable and enduring threat to regional and global security, including Bab Al Mandeb, trade routes, and essential energy supplies. Eryani emphasized that the Houthi menace extends beyond Yemen's borders, urging the international community to extend support to the Yemeni government through political, military, security, and intelligence assistance. On Tuesday, Yemeni experts briefed the US Congress that the United States should extend backing to the Yemeni government against the Houthis.",
  "summary": "Yemen's Iran -backed Houthi militia launched 14 ballistic missiles, with “concurrent drone attacks”, targeting areas along the Red Sea coast in the Taiz and Hodeidah provinces, government forces said on Thursday. Several drones were shot down in Taiz using newly acquired air defences , the Yemeni Armed Forces said. “The ballistic missiles caused no impact on the combat operations theatre of the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni army clashes with Houthis west of Taiz, downs three drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/yemeni-army-clashes-with-houthis-west-of-taiz-downs-three-drones",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:21:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}