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    <date>2026-09-8</date>
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    <text>The confirmed toll of the offensive in western Yemen increases to 500 people killed, including 278 Houthi fighters, 216 soldiers of the Yemeni Armed Forces and 29 civilians. </text>
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      <text>Over 120 people are confirmed killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen. </text>
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    <text>Over 120 people are confirmed to have been killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-23</date>
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    <text>The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties. </text>
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      <text>Over 50 Houthi fighters and 15 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-three more soldiers are also wounded. </text>
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    <text>Over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-two more soldiers are also wounded. </text>
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    <text>The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/02/28/yemen-s-houthis-announce-the-resumption-of-attacks-on-red-sea-shipping-routes-and-on-israel-in-support-of-iran</slug>
    <text>Yemen's Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2025/11/17/in-lahij-yemen-suspected-houthi-gunmen-carry-out-an-ambush-against-a-convoy-carrying-the-governor-of-taiz-and-a-milita</slug>
    <text>In Lahij, Yemen, suspected Houthi gunmen carry out an ambush against a convoy carrying the governor of Taiz and a military commander, killing five of their bodyguards. Both the governor and the commander are unharmed, while two gunmen are also killed. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis raid United Nations offices in Sanaa, Yemen, and detain at least eleven UN personnel. </text>
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    <text>Houthi forces launch surface-to-air missiles at a U.S. fighter jet and MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Red Sea for the first time with both missiles missing their target. </text>
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    <name>AFP via France 24</name>
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  <text>Yemen's Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. </text>
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