Yemeni government forces seize strategic positions in al-Jawf

Weapons and ammunition depots are seized after a counteroffensive.

Fighters affiliated with Yemen's internationally recognised government engage in clashes with Houthis in al-Jawf governorate on September 15, 2026 [Screengrab/AFP]

Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have recaptured military positions and strategic heights east of al-Hazm, the capital of the northern governorate of al-Jawf, while fighting continues to deepen the humanitarian crisis in the besieged city of Taiz.

The army’s media centre said in a post on X on Saturday that the 1st Emergency Brigade seized weapons and ammunition depots after wounding, killing and capturing Houthi fighters. It also said the attacks resulted in the destruction of armoured vehicles.

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The Houthis, meanwhile, said they had thwarted advances by government forces in al-Jawf and neighbouring Marib.

Al-Jawf borders Saudi Arabia and lies alongside the Houthi-held governorates of Sanaa and Saada, making it a vital strategic front in the government’s campaign to regain territory. The fighting is part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, launched in October to reverse Houthi gains and restore government control over territory held by the group, which seized Sanaa in 2014.

Fighting has also continued around Taiz in southern Yemen with government forces saying they repelled Houthi attacks in al-Aqroudh, southeast of the city, and on the Tur al-Baha front in neighbouring Lahij governorate.

Meanwhile, Houthi-affiliated media reported that two air strikes targeted an oil company facility in Bajil district in Hodeidah governorate.

Aid shortages deepen crisis

The fighting comes as the siege of Taiz strains hospitals and restricts deliveries of food, fuel and medical supplies. Although the Houthis do not control the city, they hold key routes in and out of it, limiting access to essential supplies and making it harder for civilians to leave amid reported sniper fire from the surrounding hillsides.

Videos published by Yemeni media showed what the outlets described as the first shipment of medical aid arriving from Marib to support wounded people, displaced families and other residents. Further shipments were reportedly held up by road closures.

More than 290,000 people have fled their homes since fighting escalated in August, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The UN Population Fund said nearly 6,100 pregnant women were among those recently displaced, including 600 expected to give birth within two weeks of its briefing on Friday.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees warned that more than 65,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Yemen face worsening conditions as services are disrupted and food and fuel prices rise.

反攻后缴获了武器弹药库。

2026年9月15日，隶属于也门国际公认政府的武装人员与胡塞武装在焦夫省发生冲突。[截图/法新社]

也门国际公认的政府表示，其部队已重新夺回北部焦夫省首府哈兹姆以东的军事阵地和战略高地，而战斗仍在继续，加剧了被围困的塔伊兹市的人道主义危机。

军方媒体中心周六在X网站上发布消息称，第一紧急旅在击伤、击毙和俘虏胡塞武装分子后，缴获了武器弹药库。消息还称，袭击摧毁了多辆装甲车辆。

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与此同时，胡塞武装表示，他们挫败了政府军在焦夫省和邻近的马里卜省的推进。

焦夫省与沙特阿拉伯接壤，毗邻胡塞武装控制的萨那省和萨达省，是政府收复失地行动中至关重要的战略前线。此次战斗是“也门黎明行动”的一部分，该行动于去年10月发起，旨在扭转胡塞武装的攻势，恢复政府对该组织控制区的控制。胡塞武装于2014年占领了萨那。

也门南部塔伊兹周边地区的战斗仍在继续，政府军称他们击退了胡塞武装在塔伊兹东南部的阿克鲁德以及邻近的拉赫季省图尔巴哈前线的进攻。

与此同时，胡塞武装控制的媒体报道称，两起空袭的目标是荷台达省巴吉尔区的一家石油公司设施。

援助短缺加剧危机

战斗爆发之际，塔伊兹围城战已令医院不堪重负，食品、燃料和医疗用品的运输也受到限制。尽管胡塞武装并未控制该市，但他们控制着进出该市的关键通道，限制了基本物资的供应，并使得平民更难撤离，据报道，周边山坡上还存在狙击手的射击。

也门媒体发布的视频显示，首批从马里卜运抵的医疗援助物资已经抵达，这些物资将用于支援伤员、流离失所的家庭和其他居民。据报道，后续物资的运送因道路封闭而受阻。

据联合国人道主义事务协调厅统计，自8月份冲突升级以来，已有超过29万人流离失所。联合国人口基金表示，近期流离失所者中包括近6100名孕妇，其中600名预计将在周五发布简报后的两周内分娩。

联合国难民事务高级专员办事处警告说，也门境内超过 65,000 名难民和寻求庇护者正面临日益恶化的处境，因为公共服务中断，食品和燃料价格上涨。