Conflict & Security
Houthi offensive in Yemen pushes government forces back as Saudi border strikes intensify
September 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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10 reports · 7 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 19 hours
Fighting escalated across Yemen as Houthi forces advanced on the western coast and traded air strikes with the Saudi-led coalition.
- Government forces withdrew from Hays, al-Khawkhah and al-Mukha as the Houthis advanced, retreating toward Dhubab near the Bab al-Mandeb strait as residents fled toward Aden.
- Yemen's government said Houthi shelling killed at least three children in Marib, the second such attack in 48 hours; the Houthis said a Saudi strike on an al-Jawf prison killed at least 32.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi forces carried out 54 air strikes across six provinces in 12 hours and vowed the attacks would "not go unanswered."
- Coalition spokesman Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki said Houthis targeted Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jazan with missiles and drones, prompting multiple Saudi civil-defence alerts.







