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Yemen government forces announce offensive on Houthi-held capital Sanaa

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05-10-2026 | 07:08

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Yemen government forces announce offensive on Houthi-held capital Sanaa

Forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government announced on Monday that they have launched an offensive on the capital Sanaa, which the Iran-backed Houthis have controlled for more than a decade in the country's civil war.

"Our armed forces have launched a strategic offensive in Sanaa," spokesman Majid al-Nazili wrote on X.

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