Saudi-backed Yemen government soldiers gather near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, following fierce battles earlier in the day as Yemen's Houthis reportedly attempted to seize control of the main route between the inland city of Taiz and the coastal city of Aden, on October 3, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD AL-BASHA / AFP)
Sanaa: Forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government announced on Monday that they have launched an offensive on the capital Sanaa, which the Iran-backed Houthis have controlled for more than a decade in the country's civil war.
"Our armed forces have launched a strategic offensive in Sanaa," spokesman Majid al-Nazili wrote on X.
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