President Alimi announces military operations to reclaim the territory. The rebels claim responsibility for a missile attack on an Aramco facility in Riyadh.
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi, head of the internationally recognized and Saudi-backed government, announced on Sunday the start of "large-scale military operations" against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The stated objective is to recapture territory controlled by the group and restore state authority over the entire national territory.
Meanwhile, the Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack using ballistic missiles and drones on a facility of the Saudi national oil company, Aramco, in the capital Riyadh. Sources reported seeing a large plume of smoke and fire near the installation. The spokesperson for the Yemeni government forces stated that the attacks resulted in the "neutralization of 260 militia elements" of the Houthis.
The war in Yemen erupted in 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group seized the capital Sanaa, forcing the internationally recognized government to retreat to the southern city of Aden. In 2015, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intervened militarily in support of the Yemeni government, launching a bombing campaign that drew criticism for civilian casualties.
A fragile UN-mediated ceasefire in 2022 held until this year, when it collapsed in July. Since then, the Houthis have escalated attacks, capturing strategic port cities and islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial global oil shipping route. The conflict has caused approximately 400,000 deaths, many from famine, and is considered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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