Yemen fighting intensifies as government presses multi-front offensive
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Yemeni government-aligned forces pressed a multi-front offensive against the Houthis this week, reporting advances near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and in Taiz and Marib provinces as Saudi-led airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and reinforcements.
Government forces said they recaptured strategic areas around Bab el-Mandeb and launched an operation to seize Al-Wazi’iyah district in Taiz. They also reported taking mountain positions in Marib and claimed that large numbers of Houthi fighters had been killed, wounded or captured. The Houthis denied losing ground, while The Guardian cited independent observers warning Houthi forces were approaching Taiz and the Institute for the Study of War as saying Houthi forces had halted some government advances.
Reuters-verified videos posted by government forces showed armoured vehicles running over Houthi fighters near Bab el-Mandeb, including apparently unarmed men. The Houthis described the footage as evidence of war crimes. The Saudi-led coalition and the Giants Brigades did not immediately comment, while the Homeland Shield Forces directed troops to treat prisoners properly and follow legal and ethical standards.
The Houthis also attacked Aden airport shortly before a flight from Cairo was due to land, forcing its diversion, and claimed attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha. Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in the Saudi airport attacks.
The Indian Express, citing a New York Times report, said Pakistani fighter jets were participating in strikes against the Houthis. Pakistan’s military declined to comment. The report said Pakistan’s role was expected to focus on air support and countering Houthi missile and drone threats rather than ground combat.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One battlefield assessment is attributed to the wrong source and can be corrected with attribution. - "independent observers cited by The Guardian said Houthi forces had halted some government advances and were approaching Taiz": The Guardian attributed the warning about Houthis approaching Taiz to independent observers, but the assessment that Houthis had halted government-aligned advances came from the Institute for the Study of War.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Yemen fighting intensifies as government presses multi-front offensive
Yemeni government-aligned forces pressed a multi-front offensive against the Houthis this week, reporting advances near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and in Taiz and Marib provinces as Saudi-led airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and reinforcements.
Government forces said they recaptured strategic areas around Bab el-Mandeb and launched an operation to seize Al-Wazi’iyah district in Taiz. They also reported taking mountain positions in Marib and claimed that large numbers of Houthi fighters had been killed, wounded or captured. The Houthis denied losing ground, while The Guardian cited independent observers citedwarning byHouthi Theforces Guardianwere saidapproaching Taiz and the Institute for the Study of War as saying Houthi forces had halted some government advances and were approaching Taiz.advances.
Reuters-verified videos posted by government forces showed armoured vehicles running over Houthi fighters near Bab el-Mandeb, including apparently unarmed men. The Houthis described the footage as evidence of war crimes. The Saudi-led coalition and the Giants Brigades did not immediately comment, while the Homeland Shield Forces directed troops to treat prisoners properly and follow legal and ethical standards.
The Houthis also attacked Aden airport shortly before a flight from Cairo was due to land, forcing its diversion, and claimed attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha. Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in the Saudi airport attacks.
The Indian Express, citing a New York Times report, said Pakistani fighter jets were participating in strikes against the Houthis. Pakistan’s military declined to comment. The report said Pakistan’s role was expected to focus on air support and countering Houthi missile and drone threats rather than ground combat.
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