Conflict & Security
Yemen declares offensive against Houthis as Makkah Agreement defense committee meets in Riyadh
October 5, 2026 at 07:31 AM · Updated 11d ago
14 reports · 12 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 6 hours
Yemen's government announced an operation to retake Houthi-held territory, as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan convened in Riyadh over Houthi attacks on the kingdom.
- Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi announced the start of military operations to restore state authority across the entire national territory.
- Yemeni government forces said they executed 1,122 operations against Houthi positions in Saada, al-Jawf, Taiz and the coast.
- The Houthis announced ballistic-missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and Khurais, saying they caused large fires.
- Turkey's foreign ministry said the Makkah Agreement political and defense committee would convene in Riyadh on Monday with senior officials from the three member states.
- Yemeni government forces said the operations neutralized 1,747 fighters and destroyed 364 military vehicles and assets.
- Al-Alimi named the offensive Operation Fajr al-Yemen, aimed at liberating the capital Sanaa and restoring state institutions.
- Al-Alimi said the decision came after exhausting all de-escalation opportunities and reiterated a pledge of safe return for those who lay down arms.
- Yemeni government forces said they recaptured the Dhubab district and cut Houthi supply lines to the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
- The Saudi-led coalition said 100 fighter jets took part in Operation Fajr al-Yemen, destroying 324 Houthi targets.
- The Southern Transitional Council called for a general mobilization and a million-person march in Aden on October 14.
- Warplanes flew intensively over Yemen's capital Sanaa, according to a Cairo News correspondent's report.
- Houthi militants evacuated military, security and vital facilities in Sanaa during the intensified overflights.















