Saudi-led Coalition Reaffirms Military Support for Yemen Government as Houthis Face Counteroffensive
The coalition said 100 fighter jets are backing government forces as they seek to retake territory and secure the Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane.
- On Sunday, Yemen's internationally recognized government launched a major military offensive against the Huthis, with the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen pledging "full operational support" to restore state institutions.
- Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, stated the operation follows "the Huthi militias" continued mobilization and threats after they seized Red Sea coastal territory near the critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
- Huthi-Controlled forces claimed Saudi Arabia conducted 106 air strikes over 24 hours, while the United Nations reports 377,000 deaths since Yemen's 2015 conflict began, with over 150,000 from direct fighting.
- Much of the recent fighting centers on Taiz, where Houthis attempt to isolate government forces, while the World Food Program warns three out of four families in parts of Yemen are going hungry.
- Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan convene today in Riyadh to discuss regional developments through the Strategic and Political Defense Committee, a NATO-style pact established to coordinate security cooperation.
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Saudi-backed coalition forces fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have recaptured several strategically important areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-backed Houthis, Yemeni officials said on Monday. At the same time, the Houthis claimed to have attacked Saudi oil facilities, airports and military bases.
The Yemeni Government, recognized by the international community, is leading with Saudi Arabia an offensive against the Houthi rebels, whose main objective is to recognize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic step in international trade. Our guest of the day, Ornela Fabani, a PhD in International Relations and Middle East specialist, analyses this new escalation of the conflict against the Houthis of Yemen.
Saudi-led coalition strikes hundreds of Houthis targets
RIYADH/ ADEN - The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said Monday that 100 fighter jets took part in the opening hours of Operation Dawn of Yemen, as it intensified air support for Yemeni government forces seeking to retake state institutions and territory held by the Houthis.
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MSNBCTV NEWSCan Yemen retake territory seized by Houthis?
The group has taken control of much of the Red Sea coast.
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