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· collected 2026-09-06 · by Al Jazeera Staff
Yemen's internationally recognized government forces are engaged in intense clashes with Houthi rebels across multiple fronts, particularly in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces. The Yemeni military claims to have recaptured the strategic Hais district in Hodeidah province, which links several provinces together. According to reports, over 60 civilians were killed and hundreds displaced as a result of the clashes, with the Houthi shelling of a civilian gathering killing four people and injuring nine others. Yemen's military is vowing to restore control over its territory, warning that the Houthis will face consequences if they continue their attacks.
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Yemen's internationally recognized government says it has made significant gains against the Houthi rebels in recent weeks, with military forces recapturing strategically located territory in Hodeidah province and advancing in western Taiz. The fighting is part of a long-running war between the two sides, which has escalated in intensity over the past few weeks. Despite these gains, the Houthis still control key cities, including the capital Sanaa, and are seeking to threaten government-held ports and areas bordering the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The fighting has raised fears of a return to full-scale war and is part of a wider regional conflict involving Saudi Arabia, which backs the Yemeni government. The capture of Hais district in Hodeidah province could be significant due to its position linking several provinces, but it remains unclear whether these gains will lead to a decisive shift in the war.
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Military forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have been engaged in intense clashes with Houthi rebels across multiple fronts, most heavily in the Taiz and Hodeidah provinces and along the western Red Sea coast.
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Yemen’s military said it recaptured Hais district, south of Hodeidah, an area linking the provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz and Ibb, according to Turkiye’s Anadolu news agency.
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The Presidential Leadership Council chairman, Rashad al-Alimi, said that Yemen’s armed forces are capable of restoring full control over the country’s territory, warning that the Houthis “will bear the consequences”.
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Taiz “will not be a corridor” for the group’s backers, he added, in reference to Iran.
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He said the Houthis’ “miscalculations” would lead to their “complete collapse.”
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The latest fighting continues the tit-for-tat attacks that broke out last week, with air raids and ground offensives between government troops and the Iran-backed rebels.
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Fayad al-Numan, deputy undersecretary of Yemen’s Ministry of Information, said troops had also captured dozens of Houthi fighters during fighting in the nearby al-Jarahi district, where government forces later launched a counteroffensive.
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Yemeni forces continued strikes on Houthi positions in areas across Taiz and Lahj on Saturday.
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Yemeni media reported that the military’s drones destroyed Houthi reinforcements south of al-Jarahi in coordination with a ground assault.
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Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported on Sunday that powerful explosions were heard in Taiz, noting the Yemeni Defence Ministry’s deployment of new weapons systems.
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Yemen’s military spokesman, Colonel Majed al-Nozaili, said forces targeted a Houthi site in the province in response to the group’s “violations and escalation”.
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The renewed clashes have taken a heavy toll on civilians.
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Clashes in Taiz killed more than 60 people, including civilians, on Saturday, the AFP news agency reported.
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Yemen’s state news agency Saba’a, meanwhile, reported that Houthi shelling of a civilian gathering on the road linking Taiz and Aden killed four civilians and injured nine others.
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that about 1,800 families have been displaced over the past two days as fighting escalated in Taiz.
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The Yemeni government has separately warned that any Houthi movement towards the Bab al-Mandeb strait would face “harsh attrition”.
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