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Saudi-Backed Yemen Government Launches Major New Military Campaign Against Houthis
- •Yemen's internationally recognized government announced a major new military campaign led by Rashad al-Alimi to reclaim territory lost to the Houthis.
- •Saudi Arabia is providing full operational support and military advisers, while over 200 US intelligence and military analysts are assisting from command centers.
- •The Houthis have accused Saudi Arabia of violating sovereignty and retaliated with drone and missile attacks, including an alleged strike on a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh.
- •The renewed conflict threatens to shatter a fragile 2022 truce and risks pulling regional and international powers into a widening Middle East war.
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Yemen's internationally recognised government launched a major military campaign to reclaim territory lost to the Iranian-backed Houthis over the past 12 years. The escalation follows recent Houthi territorial gains near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the capture of Al-Turbah, and drone and ballistic-missile attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has promised full operational support and sent military advisers into Yemen to help coordinate the ground offensive. Additionally, more than 200 US intelligence and military analysts are assisting from command centres inside the kingdom by analyzing and selecting targets, while the US also provides aerial refueling for Saudi defensive patrols.
The Houthis have accused Saudi Arabia of interfering in Yemen's sovereignty and threatened further attacks on the kingdom, including its oil facilities. They have also declared a blockade on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea and claimed a missile and drone attack that caused a fire at a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh.
