# Houthis and government trade attacks as Yemen slides back to full-scale war

https://mins.news/en/item/27841

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 23:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/houthis-and-government-trade-attacks-as-yemen-slides-back-to-full-scale-war?traffic_source=rss

> Yemen’s government says it carried out 81 attacks on Houthi positions in the past 24 hours, killing fighters and field commanders. The Houthis claim drone strikes hit Najran airport and an Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia. Fighting has intensified along the frozen front line, raising fears that Yemen is nearing a return to full-scale conflict.

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