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Fighting in Yemen between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed government forces has intensified, sending refugees fleeing across the Red Sea and into Djibouti. The UK and US are providing military support to Saudi-backed forces, while hospitals report being overwhelmed. Houthi attacks on international shipping and warnings about threats to Saudi holy sites have widened the conflict's regional stakes.
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The Yemeni military announced on Monday that it will launch a broad set of strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory. The Houthis launched an offensive in September, which killed hundreds of combatants on both sides, according to UN figures, and has since become the most active front in the wider Middle East war.
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The announcement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis reportedly cut a vital supply route to besieged city of Taiz 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. 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.” Continue reading...
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The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
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The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.
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