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Yemen’s Houthis (Ansar Allah) released new footage on September 15 showing what they described as attacks on Saudi-backed government forces in the northern province of al-Jawf, as fighting continues on multiple fronts following the group’s rapid gains along Yemen’s western coast.
The footage, published by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV, shows military vehicles of Saudi-backed forces coming under attack in desert terrain, with several shown burning or damaged.
A Houthi military source said losses among the Saudi-backed forces over the previous four days had reached about 275 people killed, wounded or captured. The source also claimed that 85 military vehicles had been burned or disabled and that seven Saudi-operated drones of various types had been shot down.
The clashes in al-Jawf are part of a broader escalation that began earlier this month, when Saudi-backed Yemeni forces launched operations against Houthi positions in several areas of the province. Government-aligned forces reported capturing positions and disrupting Houthi supply lines, while the Houthis said they had repelled the attacks.
The fighting has unfolded alongside a major Houthi offensive along Yemen’s western coast. Since September 3, the group has rapidly overrun positions in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces, captured the Red Sea port of Mokha and advanced toward Dhubab and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis have also taken control of Perim, or Mayun, a strategically located island inside the strait.
The advance has brought the Houthis closer to one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints and represents the group’s most significant territorial gain since the 2022 ceasefire halted large-scale fighting.
The new al-Jawf footage highlights that the escalation extends well beyond the western coastal battlefield, where the Houthis have made their most significant recent territorial gains.
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