Houthis train guns on Saudi Arabia as Yemeni forces push towards Sanaa

Houthis train guns on Saudi Arabia as Yemeni forces push towards Sanaa Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 12:22 Riyadh warns of retaliation while saying the ‘road to diplomacy is not closed’ with the Houthis A fighter fires an RPG as Yemeni government and National Resistance Forces clash with Houthi fighters on the Kadha front, Taiz province, 8 September 2026 (AFP) Off Forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government have begun a counteroffensive against the Houthis, with officials promising to recapture Sanaa. Saudi Arabia -backed government forces said they targeted Houthi positions with rocket and drone strikes as “intensive battles” were ongoing with ground troops in Taiz, Bayda, and Jawf, a province seen as a key gateway to the capital, Sanaa. Yemen’s Deputy Defence Minister Major General Samir al-Sabri told state television the government had decided to “retake Sanaa”.