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Yemeni government forces seize strategic positions in al-Jawf

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Yemeni government troops secured weapons depots, destroyed armored vehicles, and inflicted casualties on opposing fighters during their push in northern al-Jawf. Meanwhile, intense fighting and air strikes continue across multiple fronts, including around the southern city of Taiz and an oil facility in Hodeidah. Road closures around Taiz have held up vital deliveries of food, fuel, and medicine despite an initial shipment arriving from Marib. The United Nations reports that the broader surge in hostilities has forced over 290,000 residents from their homes.

Key points

  • Government advances in al-Jawf are part of a broader October offensive aimed at rolling b…: Government advances in al-Jawf are part of a broader October offensive aimed at rolling back Houthi territorial gains.
  • Besieged access routes around Taiz continue to leave local hospitals severely strained an…: Besieged access routes around Taiz continue to leave local hospitals severely strained and vulnerable to sniper fire.
  • Disrupted basic services and surging fuel prices threaten more than 65,000 refugees and a…: Disrupted basic services and surging fuel prices threaten more than 65,000 refugees and asylum seekers residing in Yemen.

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Weapons and ammunition depots are seized after a counteroffensive.

Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have recaptured military positions and strategic heights east of al-Hazm, the capital of the northern governorate of al-Jawf, while fighting continues to deepen the humanitarian crisis in the besieged city of Taiz.

The army’s media centre said in a post on X on Saturday that the 1st Emergency Brigade seized weapons and ammunition depots after wounding, killing and capturing Houthi fighters. It also said the attacks resulted in the destruction of armoured vehicles.

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The Houthis, meanwhile, said they had thwarted advances by government forces in al-Jawf and neighbouring Marib.

Al-Jawf borders Saudi Arabia and lies alongside the Houthi-held governorates…

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