# Yemeni government escalates attacks against Houthis: What’s next?

https://mins.news/en/item/25229

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 13:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/yemeni-government-escalates-attacks-against-houthis-whats-next?traffic_source=rss

> Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces carried out 133 operations against the Houthis in the past 24 hours. Fighting is spreading across fronts including Marib, al-Jawf, Hadramout, Hodeidah and Taiz, ending years of relative calm and raising fears of renewed civil war.

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