Yemen’s Saudi-Backed Forces Announce Major New Operation Against Houthis

 

Yemen’s Saudi-backed armed forces announced Sunday the beginning of a major military operation to recapture regions seized by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. This is Rashad al-Alimi, president of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

President Rashad al-Alimi: “Today, I announced the start of military operations to retake the remaining territory of the republic and extend the authority of the state and its institutions across all national soil. We have issued directives to the armed and security forces and all military formations to begin executing their assigned tasks according to the approved plan until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia.”

This came as the Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a series of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais region of Saudi Arabia over the weekend. They said the attacks were in response to dozens of Saudi-led air and missile strikes on Yemen that lasted for 12 hours.