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Fighting between the Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels has resulted in over 60 deaths on September 5, including civilians and rebel fighters. Medical and military sources report that 26 government troops and 31 rebel fighters were killed during several hours of fighting in southwest Yemen. A missile strike killed six civilians traveling by bus and wounded seven others, with both sides blaming each other for the attack. This marks a continuation of recent violence in the region, following a fragile truce that fell apart last month after the Houthis welcomed an Iranian plane to their capital Sanaa.
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Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday (September 5, 2026), including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP.
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According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops were killed during several hours of fighting in the country's southwest, while medical and military sources from the Iran-backed Houthis said 31 rebel fighters were killed.
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One medical source in the government-held city of Taiz said a missile strike killed six civilians travelling by bus and wounded seven others.
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A government official blamed the strike on the bus, travelling between Taiz and the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government in Aden, on the Houthis.
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In Taiz, a military officer said the “coming hours will be decisive” after the Houthis seized positions near the city a day earlier.
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The officer added that reinforcements had been arriving from Aden in response to the Houthi offensive, which aims to cut off the government-held port city of Mokha, under fire for weeks, and advance towards areas bordering the Bab al-Mandab strait.
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On Friday (September 4), the fighting killed 129 people, according to an AFP tally compiled from several sources.
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With Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ships, the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint has gained importance as a transit route for oil from Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest exporter of crude.
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A military official told AFP on Saturday (September 5) that three airstrikes by Saudi Arabia, a key backer of the government in Aden, had targeted positions recently captured by the Houthis in Taiz.
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In July, a fragile truce between the Houthis and Yemen’s government fell apart after the rebels welcomed an Iranian plane to the capital Sanaa, setting off a spate of attacks.
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The fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and government troops supported by U.S. ally Saudi Arabia signals the emergence of a new front in the wider West Asia war, which broke out in late February with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
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The Houthis have also announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and have begun targeting its ships and territory.
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