Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi deterrence against Houthis: What that means
Islamabad says its role is defensive, but Riyadh's offensive in Yemen tests how long it can stay out of the fight.
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Islamabad says its role is defensive, but Riyadh's offensive in Yemen tests how long it can stay out of the fight.
In recent hours, the Houthis have targeted many targets in Saudi Arabia. Drones and missiles fell in the night at Riyadh airport but also at an Aramco tanker refinery. In his arm with these Shiite rebels in Yemen, the Saudi regime can count on its allies in the region: Turkey and Pakistan announce the dispatch of military personnel. The story of Sophie Samaille.
Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. After declaring a counter-offensive, government forces claimed Monday to have pushed the Houthis out of the Bab al-Mandab area, a key shipping route in the Red Sea, as well as the port city of Mocha, which was captured last month.
The internationally recognised government retakes territories from the Houthis as fighting rages on the western coast.
Oil markets remain on edge over potential Middle East supply disruptions, with Brent trading around $100 a barrel as the risk of further escalation persists.
The Houthis claimed on Monday strikes at Riyadh International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery and sites in southern Saudi Arabia. Activating their mutual defence pact, Turkey and Pakistan announce the deployment of military personnel to the kingdom. On the other hand, Yemeni forces are launching a counter-offensive on Sanaa.
The group has taken control of much of the Red Sea coast.
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters. Explainatiosn by Julien Chehida, international columnist France 24.
On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters.
The Yemeni military announced on Monday that it will launch a broad set of strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory. The Houthis launched an offensive in September, which killed hundreds of combatants on both sides, according to UN figures, and has since become the most active front in the wider Middle East war.
Yemeni government forces have declared a ‘battle for liberation’ to retake remaining territory held by the Houthis.
Yemen's government forces recapture Dhubab district near Bab al-Mandeb strait from Houthi rebels.
The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
Fighting escalates in Taiz governorate as Yemen's government and Houthis battle for control of key strategic locations.
The head of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rachad al-Alimi, announced on Sunday the launch of an offensive to recapture the entire country in the Houthis, which intensified their attacks. On the same day, the pro-Iranian rebels cut off a vital axis from Taez to Aden. They are now encircling this great city in the southwest.
The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday aimed at recapturing territory under their control. The announcement came as Houthi forces cut off a vital supply route to the besieged government-held city of Taiz, according to several security sources.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for attacks in Riyadh, including on facilities belonging to Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. This follows reports from residents of flames and smoke rising from an oil facility on the outskirts of the Saudi capital. Meanwhile, the Houthis have accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa, warning that they will continue to respond to any escalation with further escalation. Here’s Jennie Shin with more on the situation on the ground.
Somalia’s president accuses the Houthis of destabilising the region and disrupting navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb
Yemen’s government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi rebels as they attempt to retake lost territory.