The Yemeni Armed Forces, aligned against the Houthi movement, announced Monday that they have begun a strategic offensive operation toward the capital, Sanaa. The spokesperson provided no further details on the scope or status of the operation.
The Yemeni Armed Forces aligned against the Houthi movement announced Monday afternoon that they have begun a strategic offensive operation toward the capital, Sanaa. A spokesman for the forces stated, 'Our armed forces have begun a strategic offensive operation toward Sanaa,' without providing further details on the scope, routes, or whether contact has been made with Houthi defenses. The announcement came at 14:27 Jerusalem, roughly two hours after Houthi political council member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti denied any progress in an interview with Qatar's Al-Arabi channel, calling such reports 'illusions.'
We reported Sunday that Yemen's internationally recognized president, Rashad al-Alimi, announced the start of a full-scale military operation on all fronts at 18:45 Jerusalem, followed by reports of a campaign involving 100,000 troops focusing on the Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandab Strait. Earlier Monday at 12:15 Jerusalem, we reported the operation had been named 'Yemen Dawn' with the stated goal of destroying the Houthis and retaking Sanaa. At 13:25 Jerusalem, we reported that Saudi-backed forces announced a strategic offensive while the Houthis denied any progress.
The Houthi movement, which has controlled Sanaa since 2014, is a key component of the Iran-led 'Axis of Resistance' and has launched repeated attacks against Israel and Red Sea shipping, as The Zioneer has extensively covered.
The actual status of the offensive on the ground remains unverified. No independent confirmation of troop movements or contact with Houthi forces has emerged, and the Houthi leadership continues to reject the claims of any military advance.
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