Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb
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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said Monday they had captured key positions in Dhubab district near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait during a new offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Three military sources and a government source told Reuters that government forces had taken large parts of Dhubab with heavy air support from a Saudi-led coalition. Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the forces had secured effective control of the strait, although another government source said fighting continued at a nearby military base.
Government military officials also said their forces had seized Dhubab’s airstrip, cut roads and Houthi supply lines, and begun securing captured areas. The Houthis denied that government forces had advanced, and the battlefield claims could not be independently verified.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said 100 fighter jets were supporting ground forces and providing air protection over the strait. He said the coalition had destroyed 324 high-value Houthi targets. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV confirmed attacks on Sanaa.
Yemeni government forces separately announced a “strategic offensive” toward the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa. The campaign follows Sunday’s announcement by Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi of a broader operation to retake Houthi-controlled territory. The Houthis have held Sanaa since 2014.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove an unsupported statement about Al Masirah’s position on the coalition’s damage claims. - "Houthi-run Al Masirah TV confirmed attacks on Sanaa, but not the coalition’s damage claims.": The sources say Al Masirah confirmed attacks on Sanaa, but do not report that it addressed or declined to confirm the coalition’s damage claims.
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Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said Monday they had captured key positions in Dhubab district near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait during a new offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Three military sources and a government source told Reuters that government forces had taken large parts of Dhubab with heavy air support from a Saudi-led coalition. Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the forces had secured effective control of the strait, although another government source said fighting continued at a nearby military base.
Government military officials also said their forces had seized Dhubab’s airstrip, cut roads and Houthi supply lines, and begun securing captured areas. The Houthis denied that government forces had advanced, and the battlefield claims could not be independently verified.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said 100 fighter jets were supporting ground forces and providing air protection over the strait. He said the coalition had destroyed 324 high-value Houthi targets. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV confirmed attacks on Sanaa, but not the coalition’s damage claims.Sanaa.
Yemeni government forces separately announced a “strategic offensive” toward the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa. The campaign follows Sunday’s announcement by Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi of a broader operation to retake Houthi-controlled territory. The Houthis have held Sanaa since 2014.
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