# Yemen government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis

https://mins.news/en/item/87644

- euronews, 2026-10-06 08:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/yemen-government-forces-advance-on-bab-el-mandeb-in-offensive-against-houthis

> Operation Yemen Dawn, supported by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook Dhubab just north of the strait. The Houthis claimed they had hit Riyadh International Airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, while Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.

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