# Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa

https://mins.news/en/item/49101

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 03:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/yemeni-forces-launch-counteroffensive-against-houthis-vow-to-retake-sanaa?traffic_source=rss

> Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government have launched a counteroffensive against the Houthis, with officials saying they intend to retake Sanaa. Fighting has intensified in al-Jawf and al-Bayda; the WHO says nearly 900 people have been killed or wounded since Thursday and about 21,000 displaced from Taiz.

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