Conflict & Security
Yemen government counteroffensive presses as Houthi shelling hits Taiz civilians
October 13, 2026 at 02:59 PM · Updated 3d ago
4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 19 hours
يواليوم السابع
القوات المسلحة اليمنية: تحييد 1200 عنصر وتدمير 440 آلية ووسيلة عسكرية
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AJAl Jazeera English
Yemeni government launches air strikes on Houthi positions
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Deadly Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Taiz as government forces advance in Marib
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مصالمصرى اليوم
قوات التحالف تعلن اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي أطلقته جماعة الحوثي باتجاه الرياض
(opens the publisher’s site)Yemeni government forces have expanded their "Dawn of Yemen" counteroffensive against Houthi-held territory as renewed shelling takes a civilian toll in Taiz.
- Government forces announced nine air strikes in Taiz governorate and said troops captured commanding heights around the Maas camp in Marib's Medghal district.
- The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom said Houthi shelling of Taiz residential areas killed five civilians, including a five-year-old girl, and wounded 17.
- The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced.
- Yemen's Health Ministry warned medicines, medical supplies and fuel at Taiz health facilities were nearing depletion.
- The Yemeni Armed Forces announced they neutralized about 1,200 Houthi fighters and destroyed over 440 military vehicles and weapons during the operation.
- A Yemeni deputy justice minister accused the Houthis of seizing the country's oil resources and selling them on the black market.