Conflict & Security
Yemen government forces announce offensive on Sanaa
Forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government said Monday they had launched an offensive on Sanaa, the capital held by the Iran-backed Houthis.
“Our armed forces have launched a strategic offensive in Sanaa,” spokesman Majid al-Nazili wrote on X.
The Houthis have controlled Sanaa for more than a decade during Yemen's civil war. No further details on the announced offensive were provided in the supplied information.
Uncertainty notes
No details were provided on the scale, targets, casualties or immediate outcome of the announced offensive.
The supplied information does not establish whether the announcement is connected to explosions heard in Sanaa on October 3.
Source
AFP news report published on .