Yemen's president sacks ministers and officers as offensive stalls

Yemen's president has ousted ministers and top military commanders after a month-long offensive failed to dislodge Houthi control.

• Alimi dismissed information minister Muammar al-Eryani and two commanders on the Taiz front, naming southerners to several cabinet posts.
• The presidential leadership council met in Riyadh this week for the first time in months to address Houthi gains along the west coast.
• Government forces launched Operation Dawn of Yemen on October 5; a month later, Houthi forces remain about 60 kilometres from Aden.
• The government said 16,100 Houthi fighters had been killed or wounded since October 5; the Houthis have not confirmed a toll.