Yemeni government forces seize strategic positions in al-Jawf
Weapons and ammunition depots are seized after a counteroffensive.

Weapons and ammunition depots are seized after a counteroffensive.





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Fighting has forced more than 281,000 people from their homes in Yemen since the beginning of August, the UN said.
Three weeks into the siege of Yemen’s third-largest city, prices have doubled, and families are down to the basics.

Officials from Riyadh, Islamabad, Ankara and Tehran met in Iran.
The attacks come as top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan and Iran meet in Tehran to de-escalate conflict.
Legislators approve military support amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, but Cairo has ruled out strikes on Yemen.
Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used to store missiles.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate as fierce ground battles and a devastating siege strangle Yemen’s Taiz.