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Yemeni Government Vows To Retake Sanaa as Houthi Strikes Injure at Least 73 in Saudi Arabia
By The Media Line Staff
The Yemeni government declared that it intends to retake the Houthi-held capital Sanaa as fighting intensifies with the Iranian-backed group, while Houthi missile and drone attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia injured 73 civilians and temporarily halted operations at energy facilities.
“The decision has been made to retake Sanaa. There are surprises we will not reveal now,” Al-Sabri told state-run Yemen TV on Monday.
Yemeni army spokesman Majid al-Nuzaili also announced the goal in a post on the US social media platform X.
“From today, we declare that our goal is clear and unequivocal: to liberate Yemen from the grip of the terrorist Houthi militias and restore Sanaa as a capital for all Yemenis,” al-Nuzaili wrote.
The Houthis seized Sanaa and large parts of Yemen in 2014. Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, subsequently fought the Iranian-backed group in a war that lasted nearly 12 years.
A ceasefire had been in place since April 2022, but the truce began to break down after a direct confrontation at a Houthi-controlled airport. The confrontation developed into ground offensives and maritime blockades by late summer.
The declaration on Sanaa comes as the Houthis expand attacks into Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, the group claimed missile and drone strikes on several sites in the kingdom’s southwest.
Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said 73 civilians, including women and children, were injured in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran. He called the attacks a “dangerous escalation” and said coalition forces “will take all necessary operational measures to deter the Houthis, respond to sources of threat and neutralize the imminent danger.”
The Saudi Ministry of Energy said fires caused by attacks on several southern energy facilities temporarily halted operations.
Ansar Allah, the Houthis’ media outlet, said the group targeted Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base and Saudi Aramco facilities in Abha and Jizan.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry also condemned continued Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, declaring: “Saudi Arabia will not tolerate any aggression against its territory and resources.”
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