# Yemeni government fighters recorded driving vehicles over Houthi opponents

https://mins.news/en/item/88464

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 18:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemeni-government-fighters-recorded-driving-vehicles-over-houthi-opponents-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac5397da431ad00017b1023

> Video released by Yemen’s government forces showed fighters driving armored vehicles over opposing combatants as they retook areas near the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthis on Monday. The fighting marks a deadly new phase in the country’s fragmented war.

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