Yemen government says forces advancing toward Bab al-Mandeb, carried out strikes on Houthis in Taiz
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Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced that its forces are advancing toward controlling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait following the liberation of Dhubab and surrounding strategic sites. The government also reported conducting eight airstrikes against Houthi positions near Taiz city.
The Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Sunday that its forces are moving towards controlling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after liberating Dhubab and strategic sites around it, cutting the road between Dhubab and Mocha.
In a post on X, the Yemeni prime minister's office said that "Yemen is living through a decisive phase titled the restoration of sovereignty over the entire national territory and the overthrow of the Houthi coup backed and managed by Iran".
Yemen’s government forces also separately said they have carried out eight air strikes on sites belonging to the Houthis in the vicinity of Taiz city.