Yemeni government’s military says its forces advancing against Houthis
Saudi-backed forces say 1,150 Houthis killed in operations against the Iran-aligned group over the past 24 hours.

Saudi-backed forces say 1,150 Houthis killed in operations against the Iran-aligned group over the past 24 hours.





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UN says fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people in five weeks.
Saudi Arabia says two of the missiles intercepted were headed towards the capital, Riyadh.
Yemen’s tribes could prove crucial to government’s fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides.
Yemeni government forces say in a social media post they carried out 2,103 ‘precise targeting operations’.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Houthi strikes on two of its international airports have killed three people.
Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.








Yemeni government says one of the missiles hit Aden airport’s runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land.