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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government declared a new military offensive aimed at reclaiming all territory held by the Houthis, despite recent setbacks for the government forces. In response to this declaration, the Houthis intensified their own operations and reportedly encircled Taiz city, cutting off a vital supply route between Taiz and Aden. Recent fighting around Taiz has resulted in over 70 casualties, including 34 government troops and 39 Houthi fighters killed. Additionally, the Houthis launched attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, escalating tensions further.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options including securing the Red Sea shipping route or launching a broader assault across multiple fronts. The operation, expected within weeks, will involve Yemeni ground forces overseen by Riyadh and supported by Saudi air strikes. While the US provides intelligence support and some European and regional nations offer defensive aid, direct combat involvement from these allies is not anticipated.
The conflict in Yemen began when Houthi fighters drove out the internationally recognized government from Sanaa, leading Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily in 2015 at the head of an Arab coalition. A truce agreed upon between warring parties in 2022 largely held until this year, when Houthis launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi shipping and oil infrastructure.
In response, Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi announced the start of military operations to retake territories controlled by Houthi forces and extend state authority across all national territory. The renewed fighting comes after Houthi militants seized significant portions of Yemen's Red Sea coast in September, including strategic ports like Mocha and islands within the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
This intensifying conflict has severe humanitarian implications, with millions facing acute hunger and hundreds of thousands displaced. The situation could also exacerbate regional tensions if more countries get drawn into the war.
Written for “Yemen Offensive Against Houthis” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 15 other(s) covering the same event.
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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has announced the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis, even as the militant group made fresh gains on the ground, reportedly encircling a government-held city.
uncertain
group → back → city
Rashad al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s presidential council, said in a statement on Sunday: “I announce today the start of military operations to retake the remaining territories of the republic and extend the authority of the state and its institutions across the entire national territory.”
The announcement sets an ambitious goal for the embattled government, which recently lost swathes of the country’s Red Sea coastline and areas around the Bab al-Mandab strait – a chokepoint for international shipping – after a lightning offensive by the Iran-backed Houthis.
asserted
which → say → Houthis
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has struggled to roll back the surge, even with the military support of Saudi Arabia.
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government → recognise → Arabia
The Houthis have increasingly targeted Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, and on Sunday said they had attacked oil infrastructure in the capital again.
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they → target → capital
The statement came just hours after the Houthis cut a vital supply route linking the besieged city of Taiz with the government’s interim capital, Aden, according to four security sources.
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Houthis → come → sources
The Houthi advance followed days of heavy fighting in and around the city.
asserted
advance → follow → city
“We were informed that the Houthis had taken control of the al-Safiya area, where they cut the main road and took control of the police station,” a police source in the area said.
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source → inform → area
Three sources with the Yemeni military also confirmed Houthi control over the area and the supply route, with traffic along the road halted and the group now surrounding Taiz city.
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group → confirm → city
Fighting in the area was ongoing, they added.
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they → add → area
Sources from both sides told AFP on Sunday that fighting in and around the western province of Taiz had killed more than 70 people over the past day.
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fighting → tell → day
Sources from the internationally recognised government reported that 34 government troops were killed – 20 on the edge of Taiz province in neighbouring Lahj – while Houthi military sources said 39 of their fighters were killed in fighting across Taiz and in border areas with Lahj.
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39 → recognise → Lahj
Taiz city itself remains under the control of government forces but has long been besieged from the north, east and west by Houthi fighters and remains one of the main fronts in Yemen’s long-running civil war.
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city → remain → war
A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said on Sunday the group launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi energy company Aramco’s sites in Riyadh and in Khurais area in the east, causing large fires.
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group → say → fires
The attacks were in response to what the Houthis claimed were 50 Saudi-led air and missile strikes in Yemen in the past 12 hours.
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Houthis → claim → hours
The Houthi’s Al-Masirah TV channel reported Saudi strikes on Sunday in the northern governorates of al-Jawf and Saada, saying at least two people had been wounded.
With Reuters and Agence France-Presse
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people → report → Reuters
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