Yemen launches military operation to retake all Houthi territory — SkimNews
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Yemen's presidential council head announced a military operation to retake all Houthi-held territory on October 4, 2026, even as the Iran-backed group encircled the government-held city of Taiz by cutting its main supply route to Aden.
Why it matters: The Yemen government's announced total-retake offensive clashes with battlefield reality: Houthis severed Taiz's last road to Aden hours before the statement, and a Chatham House analyst called the plan 'meaningless.' With Saudi warplanes likely doing the actual striking and the government holding shrinking territory, the announcement reads as political theater more than a credible military plan.
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