# What would it take for the Yemen offensive to succeed?

https://mins.news/en/item/88399

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 16:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/6/what-would-it-take-for-the-yemen-offensive-to-succeed?traffic_source=rss

> Two days after Yemen’s internationally recognised government announced its counter-offensive, its forces have retaken territory from the Houthis near the Bab al-Mandeb strait. But the analysis says territorial gains alone will not alter the war’s course: success depends on cohesion among government forces and sustained pressure across the western coast, Taiz and Marib to keep the Houthis overstretched.

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