Conflict & Security
Houthis blow up Taiz-Aden bridge as airstrikes and clashes escalate in Yemen's Taiz governorate
October 1, 2026 at 05:57 PM · Updated 14d ago
Coverage
5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 10 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
After Red Sea losses, Yemen’s government forces hold the line
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مصالمصرى اليوم
القوات المسلحة اليمنية: مقتل وإصابة 80 حوثياً في معارك واسعة في تعز
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SNSky News Arabia
غارات تستهدف الحوثيين بتعز وتفجير يعطل طريق عدن
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
اليمن.. "انسداد ميداني" ومعركة على الطرق والاتصالات في تعز
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
التصعيد في اليمن.. إحباط هجوم للحوثيين في لحج وغارات على تعز
(opens the publisher’s site)Fighting has escalated in Yemen's Taiz governorate, where Houthi fighters blew up a bridge on the main Taiz-Aden road and government forces launched airstrikes.
- Houthi fighters detonated a bridge on the Taiz-Aden road with explosives, cutting the main supply route and halting traffic.
- Yemeni government forces said they foiled a wide Houthi attack in Lahj's Tur al-Baha axis and carried out six airstrikes on Houthi positions southeast of Taiz.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree accused Saudi Arabia of launching 51 airstrikes in 24 hours across several Yemeni governorates.
- The United Nations said more than 148,000 Yemenis have been displaced by the recent fighting.
- Yemeni Armed Forces said 80 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded in battles across Taiz fronts, including 30 killed on the Al-Aqroud front.