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Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi announced the launch of military operations aimed at retaking the remaining areas under Houthi control and extending the authority of state institutions, as fighting escalates on the Taiz and western coast fronts and the group advances near the road linking Taiz and Aden.
Mines and war remnants continue to endanger civilian movement in Yemen, forcing people from closed roads onto rugged desert and mountain routes. A rights organisation documented 452 civilian deaths and injuries in Marib over 10 years, while treatment, rehabilitation and clearance operations continue in several governorates.
Fighting has intensified in Yemen as government forces announced strikes on Houthi positions in several provinces and the capture of areas south of Taiz, while the group said it had attacked an Aramco facility in Riyadh, a claim denied by the Coalition to Support Legitimacy. The developments came amid widening displacement and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen rejected Houthi claims that Riyadh had been targeted, saying the group was attempting to divert attention from its losses in Taiz and on other fronts, as Yemeni forces fought battles on the western coast and carried out air and ground operations in several areas.
Yemeni government forces announced 257 targeting operations against Houthi positions, movements and military capabilities in several governorates. They said preliminary field estimates indicated that at least 700 personnel had been neutralised and 170 combat vehicles and assets destroyed, amid continuing battles on fronts in Taiz governorate.
The latest round of escalating clashes in Yemen has killed or injured 610 civilians, according to an initial government toll, and forced tens of thousands to flee their areas. Meanwhile, the World Food Programme warned that food security could collapse in a country where 18.3 million people face acute food insecurity.
The Yemeni armed forces announced that they had taken control of Sam'a Fort south-east of Taiz governorate following clashes with Houthi forces, backed by local popular resistance fighters. A military source said the fighting left dozens of Houthis dead or wounded, as the forces carried out strikes in several areas of the governorate.
Authorities in Aden have temporarily suspended the expansion of a security campaign targeting African migrants in the Sheikh Othman and Mansoura districts after finding that detention facilities could not accommodate the number of detainees. The campaign coincides with tighter monitoring of the city’s entry points, as international data shows that migrants from the Horn of Africa continue to arrive in Yemen.
Riyadh is considering two options for a military operation led by Yemeni forces with Saudi air support, aimed at reversing Houthi gains along the Red Sea coast and retaking control of the area around Bab al-Mandab. The operation could involve more than 100,000 Yemeni soldiers, while Saudi allies would provide intelligence support and defensive equipment without an expected direct combat role.
