Yemen Government Forces Launch Offensive to Retake Sanaa

Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have begun an attack aimed at taking back the capital, Sanaa.

The announcement was made on Monday.

The Houthis have controlled the city for more than ten years.

Yemen is in a civil war.

Government spokesman Majid al-Nazili called the operation a strategic offensive in a post on X. The article does not say how the fighting is unfolding or whether the forces have made progress.