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Yemen army ups strikes on Houthis, retakes Red Sea coast positions

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Newest development Sep 7, 2026 · 2 reportsYemen army ups strikes on Houthis, retakes Red Sea coast positions

The Iranian-backed Houthis launched an offensive to take areas bordering the Red Sea, prompting heavy clashes and exchanges of fire with Saudi-backed government forces.

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  1. Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwest

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  2. Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

  3. Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  4. More than 140 killed in latest Yemen clashes: military sources

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

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    Yemen army ups strikes on Houthis, retakes Red Sea coast positions

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwest (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Houthis attempt to cut road linking Taiz to al-Makha in apparent bid to sever government's strategic supply route.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Houthi escalation in western Yemen kills 13 government forces: What to know (opens Al-Monitor)

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    At least 13 government troops were killed as Houthi forces launched a broad offensive across western Yemen.

  3. Al Jazeera

    At least 100 killed as Yemen’s Houthis push towards key strait (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Fighting has intensified between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Yemeni government forces since Thursday.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Yemen’s army says recaptured key territory as clashes with Houthis continue (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.

  5. Al-Monitor

    More than 120 killed in Yemen's worst clashes in years: sources (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A major offensive by Yemen's Houthis to seize control of the gateway to the Red Sea has left more than 120 people dead, sources told AFP Friday, the country's deadliest clashes in years. Fighting erupted on Thursday, after the Iran-backed Houthis launched a ground assault along with rocket and drone…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Houthi forces are trying to secure high ground and solidify their control of the entry to the Red Sea in the southwest. The Iran-backed militia abandoned a shaky truce with the Saudi-backed government-in-exile in July.

  7. Al Jazeera

    At least four civilians killed in Houthi missile strike near Yemen’s Taiz (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The attack on a crowded road comes amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah and rapid civilian displacement.

  8. The Guardian

    Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates (opens The Guardian)

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    Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in years Clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel movement killed more than 60 people, including civilians, as the Houthis pushed forward with a military …

  9. Al Jazeera

    Yemeni forces claim strategic district amid intensified Houthi clashes (opens Al Jazeera)

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    More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.

  10. Al-Monitor

    More than 140 killed in latest Yemen clashes: military sources (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Fighting between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen killed more than 140 combatants between midday Saturday and early Sunday morning, military sources said. Two military officials with the Saudi-backed government forces told AFP that 84 of their troops were kil…

  11. Al-Monitor

    Toll from Yemen clashes passes 300 as civilians flee homes (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The toll from days of fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen climbed past 300 on Sunday, as hundreds of families fled their homes to escape the violence. Two military officials with the Saudi-backed government forces told AFP that 84 of their troops were …

  12. France 24

    Yemen govt forces, Houthi rebels battle for control of Red Sea gateway (opens France 24)

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    Military sources in Yemen say more than 140 combatants were killed in fighting between its government and Houthi rebels in the southwest of the country over the weekend. Days-long clashes have erupted in the country over the control of a gateway to the Red Sea, marking the deadliest fighting in the …

  13. Al-Monitor

    Yemen army ups strikes on Houthis, retakes Red Sea coast positions (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The Iranian-backed Houthis launched an offensive to take areas bordering the Red Sea, prompting heavy clashes and exchanges of fire with Saudi-backed government forces.