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Yemeni Forces Advance on Four Fronts, Vow to Retake Sanaa
(MENAFN) Yemeni government forces scored battlefield gains on four fronts against the Houthi group Monday, as Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi pledged to press military operations until state authority is restored nationwide.
Advances were reported in the Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda, Taiz and Al-Hudaydah governorates, Yemen's official news agency said. Al-Alimi delivered his remarks during phone calls with military and field commanders overseeing the various fronts, praising the troops for their latest gains and declaring that government forces had seized back the initiative from the Houthis. He also credited the air force and drone units with bolstering ground operations.
Al-Alimi accused the Houthis of choosing escalation over peace, warning the group would bear responsibility for the fallout. "The armed forces will continue carrying out their constitutional duty until state institutions are restored and state authority is extended across the entire country," he said.
Earlier Monday, Yemen's assistant defense minister announced that a decision had been made to retake the capital, Sanaa, from the Houthis, according to state television. Separately, the government-aligned Giants Brigades said they had captured "strategic positions" during an operation in Al-Bayda governorate that killed 23 Houthi fighters and wounded dozens more.
The Yemeni army reported additional advances of its own, saying it conducted 13 airstrikes on Houthi positions, gatherings and military vehicles in Al-Bayda. The Houthis had not responded to the latest developments as of Monday.
Yemen had experienced a relative lull in fighting since April 2022, following nearly 12 years of war between government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis, who seized Sanaa and large swaths of the country in 2014. Since the Israeli offensive in Gaza began in late 2023, the Houthis have deepened their involvement in regional hostilities, striking Israel and commercial shipping in the Red Sea — and the recent surge in fighting has stoked fears that Yemen could slide back into full-scale war.
Advances were reported in the Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda, Taiz and Al-Hudaydah governorates, Yemen's official news agency said. Al-Alimi delivered his remarks during phone calls with military and field commanders overseeing the various fronts, praising the troops for their latest gains and declaring that government forces had seized back the initiative from the Houthis. He also credited the air force and drone units with bolstering ground operations.
Al-Alimi accused the Houthis of choosing escalation over peace, warning the group would bear responsibility for the fallout. "The armed forces will continue carrying out their constitutional duty until state institutions are restored and state authority is extended across the entire country," he said.
Earlier Monday, Yemen's assistant defense minister announced that a decision had been made to retake the capital, Sanaa, from the Houthis, according to state television. Separately, the government-aligned Giants Brigades said they had captured "strategic positions" during an operation in Al-Bayda governorate that killed 23 Houthi fighters and wounded dozens more.
The Yemeni army reported additional advances of its own, saying it conducted 13 airstrikes on Houthi positions, gatherings and military vehicles in Al-Bayda. The Houthis had not responded to the latest developments as of Monday.
Yemen had experienced a relative lull in fighting since April 2022, following nearly 12 years of war between government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis, who seized Sanaa and large swaths of the country in 2014. Since the Israeli offensive in Gaza began in late 2023, the Houthis have deepened their involvement in regional hostilities, striking Israel and commercial shipping in the Red Sea — and the recent surge in fighting has stoked fears that Yemen could slide back into full-scale war.
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