Yemeni forces recapture Taiz areas as strikes widen
Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia say they have recaptured several areas in Taiz province, while Houthi media report Saudi strikes near Sanaa. Taiz remains under a Houthi siege.
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On 3 November 2026, Yemeni government forces carried out air strikes against Houthi positions west of Taiz. A military spokesperson said warplanes targeted Houthi military vehicles in the Jabal Habashi area, killing Houthi fighters. Houthi-affiliated media said a strike north of Taiz hit a plastic shoe factory, killing three people and injuring eight.
On 6 November 2026, Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia said they had recaptured several areas in Taiz province, including al-Nidani and al-Sarari, large parts of Sanamat district and the Rabat al-Qarn area. The forces said 37 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded, though the Houthis had not commented. Taiz lies near the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
On 7 November 2026, Houthi media reported Saudi strikes near Sanaa and in the al-Shariyah area of Bani Hashish district, with one report saying 22 people were killed and 30 wounded, mostly women and children, and another saying at least 15 people were killed and about 30 wounded. Government forces claimed three air attacks on Houthi positions in the al-Misrakh district of Taiz governorate. Taiz remains under a Houthi siege.
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Yemen: Government forces claim strikes on Houthis as Saudi attacks kill 15
Yemeni government forces claimed three air attacks on Houthi positions in the al-Misrakh district of Taiz governorate. Houthi media reported at least 15 people, mostly women and children, were killed in Saudi strikes in the al-Shariyah area of Bani Hashish district, with about 30 wounded. Taiz remains under a Houthi siege that has triggered a humanitarian crisis.
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- 7 NovNew development
Houthi media reports 22 killed in Saudi strikes near Sanaa
A spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said airstrikes in the village of al-Shariya near the capital Sanaa killed 22 people and wounded 30 others, mostly women and children. The Houthi Saba news agency initially reported 11 deaths before the higher figure was released. The attacks occurred as the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces blamed each other for a separate strike on a market in southern Yemen.
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- 6 NovNew development
Yemeni forces recapture areas in Taiz province, government says
Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia say they have recaptured several areas in Taiz province, including al-Nidani and al-Sarari, large parts of Sanamat district and the Rabat al-Qarn area. The forces said 37 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded, though the Houthis have not commented. Taiz lies near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which carried an average of 4.2 million barrels of crude oil a day in the first half of 2025.
- 3 NovNew development
Yemeni government forces strike Houthi positions west of Taiz
Forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes against Houthi positions west of Taiz. A military spokesperson said warplanes targeted Houthi military vehicles in the Jabal Habashi area, killing Houthi fighters. Houthi-affiliated media reported that a strike north of Taiz targeted a plastic shoe factory, killing three and injuring eight others.