Yemen gov’t forces launch air strikes on Houthi targets

The Houthis and Yemeni government forces battling for control of the critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Forces loyal Yemen's Saudi-backed government ride in a pick-up truck in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah on September 5, 2026 [AFP]

Yemeni government forces say they have carried out air strikes on Houthi positions across the country as the Iran-aligned group claims it shot down several Saudi drones.

“The armed forces’ warplanes carried out raids targeting Houthi militia positions in al-Barah, south of Hodeidah and in the western outskirts of Marib. They also targeted sites and gatherings of the militia in al-Lubnat, al-Alam and al-Jawf governorate centre, and inflicted heavy loss of life and equipment on the militia,” the military said in a statement late on Sunday.

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Yahya Saree, the Houthis’ military spokesperson, said on Monday that Houthi fighters shot down three Saudi drones in the past 24 hours.

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on the claims.

Saree said the group’s forces shot down a Saudi CH-4 armed reconnaissance drone over al-Jawf province as it was carrying out “hostile activities”. He later added that a Saudi-owned Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone was shot down in al-Bayda governorate.

The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in July and have carried out attacks on Saudi shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

The Houthis and government forces have been fighting over control of the critical waterway that has become a vital route for Saudi oil exports since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israel war on Iran launched in February.

On Friday, Yemen’s internationally recognised government launched a series of air strikes against several Houthi positions in the country, as the Houthis attempted to advance through western Taiz and southern Hodeidah towards al-Makha (Mocha) and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

胡塞武装和也门政府军正在争夺至关重要的曼德海峡的控制权。

2026年9月5日，效忠也门沙特支持的政府的部队乘坐皮卡车行驶在荷台达以南的海斯区。[法新社]

也门政府军称，他们对胡塞武装在全国各地的阵地进行了空袭，而与伊朗结盟的胡塞武装则声称击落了数架沙特无人机。

军方周日晚间发表声明称：“武装部队战机对胡塞武装在荷台达以南的巴拉赫以及马里卜西部郊区的阵地进行了空袭。他们还袭击了位于卢布纳特、阿拉姆和焦夫省中心的胡塞武装据点和集结地，给胡塞武装造成了重大人员伤亡和装备损失。”

也门政府对胡塞武装发动空袭（共四条，此为第一条）：这意味着什么

（共4条记录，此为第2条）也门塔伊兹附近胡塞武装导弹袭击造成至少4名平民死亡。

也门军队声称控制了战略要地，胡塞武装与该地区的冲突加剧（列表3/4）

问题 4（共 4 题）：也门政府在对抗胡塞武装的军事行动中取得了多大的进展？

胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里周一表示，胡塞武装人员在过去24小时内击落了三架沙特无人机。

沙特阿拉伯方面尚未对此事作出回应。

萨里称，该组织部队在焦夫省击落了一架正在进行“敌对活动”的沙特阿拉伯CH-4武装侦察无人机。他随后补充说，在贝达省也击落了一架沙特阿拉伯所有的翼龙II型武装侦察无人机。

胡塞武装于7月宣布对沙特阿拉伯实施海上封锁，并在曼德海峡对沙特船只发动袭击。

自伊朗因美国和以色列于 2 月份对伊朗发动战争而封锁霍尔木兹海峡以来，胡塞武装和政府军一直在争夺这条关键水道的控制权，该水道已成为沙特阿拉伯石油出口的重要通道。

周五，也门国际公认的政府对该国境内的几个胡塞武装阵地发动了一系列空袭，此前胡塞武装试图从塔伊兹西部和荷台达南部向摩卡和曼德海峡推进。