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Yemeni government announces a comprehensive counteroffensive against the Houthi movement, vowing to retake all lost territory

BlockBeats reports,October 5, the Saudi-backed and internationally recognized Yemeni government announced a large-scale military operation against the Houthi movement, aiming to retake all areas controlled by the Houthis. After the Houthi movement September rapidly advanced south and seized the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and large stretches of the Red Sea coast, Yemen's civil war has re-entered a high-intensity phase, with Red Sea shipping and Saudi energy facilities simultaneously becoming focal points of the conflict.

Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, said in a televised address on Sunday that government forces would continue operations until the country was free of Houthi control. The military subsequently called on the Houthis to lay down their arms.

Al-Alimi said the government decided to launch the counteroffensive after all opportunities to de-escalate the conflict had failed, and thanked Saudi Arabia for its support while calling on regional allies and international partners to assist government forces and state institutions.

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