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Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 63 words
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What to know about Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive

Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive NewsFeed Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after the Houthis stepped up attacks on government-held…

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What happened

Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive NewsFeed Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensive Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after the Houthis stepped up attacks on government-held…

Why it matters

The escalation has raised fears the country could return to full-scale war.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after the Houthis stepped up attacks on government-held areas.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after the Houthis stepped up attacks on government-held areas”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the escalation. Al Jazeera reports fighting between pro-Saudi forces and Houthis escalating, and Wikipedia (via web search) notes the government launched airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in July 2026 in response to rising tensions, with Saudi Arabia preparing further offensives.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces in the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern Saudi prov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi–Saudi_Arabian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, staged a military intervention in Yemen at the request of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_…
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Claim 2: “the Houthis stepped up attacks on government-held areas, including Marib and the strategic port of Makha”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm Houthi attacks on the port of al-Makha (Mocha) and the province of Marib. One source specifically mentions ballistic missile attacks on al-Makha and another confirms the targeting of both Mokha and Marib with missiles and drones.
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest attacks come just a day after Houthi forces targeted al-Makha (Mocha) and its port, killing seven people.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/yemens-houthis-laun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers jobless and forcing traders to pay higher transportation costs for goods. Listen (7 mins).
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/economy/2026/8/21/houthi-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthi rebels attacked the government-held port city of Mokha on the Red Sea and other areas of the country. Yemen’s military said the rebels targeted Mokha and the central province of Marib with …
https://fortune.com/2026/08/11/houthi-attacks-yemen-red-sea-…
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