# How significant are the Yemeni government’s military gains against the Houthis?

https://mins.news/en/item/47377

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-06 13:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/how-significant-are-the-yemeni-governments-military-gains-against-the-houthis?traffic_source=rss

> Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have retaken strategically located territory in Hodeidah province and advanced in western Taiz as fighting intensifies. The Houthis still hold Sanaa and other cities, while clashes near the Red Sea coast raise fears that full-scale war could return.

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