Yemen’s president has announced a military campaign to reclaim territory controlled by the Houthi movement, amid an ongoing exchange of strikes between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition.
The campaign is directed against the Iran-backed Houthis, who hold parts of Yemen. The announcement signals a renewed effort by the Yemeni leadership to retake land from the group through military action.
The development comes as fighting continues between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. The supplied information does not provide further details about the campaign’s timetable, the areas involved or the scale of the strikes.
The latest known position is that Yemen has declared its intention to pursue military operations against the Houthis while hostilities with the Saudi-led coalition remain ongoing.
