{
  "id": 8052830,
  "title": "Yemeni government says Houthis suffering heavy blows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/yemeni-government-says-houthis-suffering-heavy-blows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemeni-government-says-houthis-suffering-heavy-blows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Yemeni government’s army has announced that it has targeted Houthi supplies and military positions in Taiz and Mocha in southwestern Yemen, according to Middle East Eye. Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, stated that the Houthis are experiencing heavy blows on multiple fronts, including Taiz, Marib, Lahj, al-Jawf, Hajjah, al-Bayda, and al-Dhale. Al-Alimi called the Houthis' recent gains temporary and emphasized that the state and its armed forces are fully capable of regaining the initiative on the West Coast. The announcement follows the Houthis' seizure of territories on Yemen’s Red Sea coast in a rapid advance, while Saudi-backed government forces continue to fight to regain control of southwestern Yemen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni forces repel Houthi attack on Al-Anin front west of Taiz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/yemeni-forces-repel-houthi-attack-on-al-anin-front-west-of-taiz",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:45:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Exclusive-China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/exclusive-china-presses-iran-to-help-rein-in-houthis-after-saudi",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Houthis 'assured' US they would not attack American ships in Bab Al Mandeb, Yemeni sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/houthis-assured-us-they-would-not-attack-american-ships-in-bab-al",
        "published": "2026-09-17T13:28:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}