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Fighting Intensifies Around Taiz, Yemen

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Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels intensified fighting around Taiz on Friday, as overnight airstrikes targeted Houthi positions and explosions rocked the capital, Sanaa.

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#Yemen ’s #Houthis: #Saudi forces launched 94 strikes v. areas under our control in past 24 hours

1,350 Saudi strikes across Houthi-held areas since fighting was renewed

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October 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM

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Western and Middle Eastern sources say Saudi Arabia plans an offensive against the Houthis in the not so distant future, using Yemeni ground troops and Saudi air power.

Mubasher Bukhari and Timour Azhari, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multip...
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM

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UN: 3 in 4 families in parts of #Yemen are going hungry from the “absolutely devastating” impact of a surge in fighting

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October 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM

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#SaudiArabia: #Yemen ’s #Houthis attacked an electricity facility in the holy city of #Medina

Houthis deny the claim
October 2, 2026 at 5:34 AM

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Things are getting really hairy down around Taiz. Houthis are pushing hard, but GoY's defending in the mountains with better Saudi air support. Rough hill fighting.
After Red Sea losses, Yemen’s government forces hold the line
Air strikes and difficult terrain have prevented the Houthis from turning coastal gains into a wider breakthrough.
www.aljazeera.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM

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Marieke Brandt, anthropologue : Au Yémen, « l’Arabie saoudite a contribué à créer les conditions d’émergence de son adversaire le plus redoutable, les houthistes »
Marieke Brandt, anthropologue : Au Yémen, « l’Arabie saoudite a contribué à créer les conditions d’émergence de son adversaire le plus redoutable, les houthistes »
Dans un entretien au « Monde », la chercheuse décrypte l’idéologie, les mécanismes de pouvoir, la puissance militaire et les ambitions panislamiques des houthistes, ce mouvement yéménite qui, en une décennie, s’est imposé comme une entité quasi étatique.
www.lemonde.fr
October 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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