Al-Alimi presented the campaign as an effort to retake the territories still held by the Houthis and extend the authority of the state and its institutions across the entire national territory.
Several outlets described the initiative as a new major military operation. Al Jazeera also reported the start of a “battle for liberation,” an expression used in the context of the campaign announced by government forces.
The announcement was linked to developments in the Taiz area. Deutsche Welle reported that the Houthis had allegedly cut off an important road between Taiz and Aden; The Guardian and the Times of India reported accounts involving blocked access routes or the encirclement of a government-controlled city. These circumstances have not been independently verified in the available material.
The BBC also reported an exchange of attacks between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. The account is not corroborated by any of the other sources provided.
The sources describe the Yemeni government as being backed by Saudi Arabia and the Houthis as being backed by Iran. The available material, however, does not document Iran’s direct operational role or clarify the extent of Saudi participation.
There is insufficient information to establish the operation’s precise geographical scope, the units involved, its military timeline, any casualties or territorial gains. Specific reports concerning conditions in Taiz also remain to be verified.