Yemen government launches own air attacks on Houthis: What that means

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has launched a series of air attacks against Houthi positions in the country, marking a significant escalation in the conflict, with some of the country’s heaviest fighting since a fragile truce in 2022.Government warplanes carried out at least 15 strikes on Friday against Houthi positions, gatherings and vehicles in the western provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, according to the Yemeni military.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Qatar removed from Fitch’s negative watch list as risks to LNG sites easelist 2 of 4US ambassador to Israel meets Palestinian-Americans in occupied West Banklist 3 of 4Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?list 4 of 4At least 5 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as US envoys visit Moscowend of listThe air assault against Houthi positions provided support to government forces fighting a major Houthi offensive towards the Red Sea coast and the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.These are not the first air attacks by government aircraft since Yemen’s fragile truce began to unravel in July. On July 25, government aircraft struc...