Dowladda Yaman ayaa sheegtay inay bilaabaysa howlgal milatari oo waaweyn oo ka dhanka ah kooxda Houthi, iyadoo madaxweynaha dalka uu sheegay in ciidamadu wadaan ilaa la xoriyeeyo dalka. Kooxda Houthi ayaa haysata magaalada caasimadda ah ee Sanaa iyo qeybo badan ee waqooyi-bari tan 2014-kii.
Qorshaha Howlgalka iyo Xaaladda Dagaalka
Madaxweynaha Yaman, Rashad al-Alimi, wuxuu sheegay in ciidamada dowladda ay wadaan howlgal ilaa la xoriyeeyo dalka ka dib xasuuqa kooxda Houthi. Dowladda Sacuudiga ayaa taageersan dowladda Yaman, iyadoo Maraykankuna uu bixiyay xogta amniga. Kooxda Houthi ayaa sheegtay inay weerar ku qaadayeen goobo ka tirsan shirkadda Aramco ee Sacuudiga, iyagoo sheegay inay jiraan dhaqdhaqaaqyo culus.
Kooxda Houthi ayaa sanadkii 2014-kii gacanta ku dhigtay magaalada Sanaa iyo qeybo badan ee waqooyi-bari, halkaas oo degan dadka badan ee dalka. Dowladda Sacuudiga ayaa 2015-kii gashay dagaalka Yaman, laakiin ma aysan gaarin guul. Shuruucdii 2022-kii ayaa la gaaray, laakiin dagaalku wuu socdaa.
Dhaqdhaqaaqyada Houthi iyo Saameynta Ganacsiga
Kooxda Houthi ayaa sanadkii hore sameysay dhaqdhaqaaq aan la filayn, iyagoo gacanta ku dhigay xeebta Red Sea iyo waddooyin muhiim ah. Tani waxay sii daynayeen kooxda awood weyn oo ku saabsan ganacsiga adduunka. Dagaalkani wuxuu sidoo kale furay qeyb cusub oo ku saabsan dagaalka Maraykanka iyo Israa'iil ee ka dhanka ah Iran.
Ciidamada dowladda Yaman ayaa sheegay in Houthi ay wadaan dhaqdhaqaaqyo cusub oo ku dhaw magaalada Taiz, iyagoo isku dayaya inay gacanta ku dhigaan waddo muhiim ah oo u dhaxaysa magaaladaasi iyo Aden. Xaaladda dadweynaha ayaa xumo, iyadoo qeybo badan oo ka mid ah dalka ay u baahan yihiin caawinaad degdeg ah.
Yemen's internationally recognized government has declared a major military campaign to recapture all areas controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis. President Rashad al-Alimi stated the offensive will continue until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia.
Houthi Advances and Strategic Context
The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, have held Yemen's capital Sanaa and vast parts of the north-west, where most of the population lives, since 2014. They have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies. A truce agreed between the warring parties in 2022 largely held until this year.
The movement launched a surprise offensive last month which captured the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait and some 150 km of coast on the Red Sea, giving the Houthis new leverage over the international shipping route. That advance also opened a new front in the wider US-Israeli war launched in February against Iran.
Escalating Attacks and Regional Response
As the Yemeni government made its announcement, the Houthis said they had launched missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area. They claimed the attacks caused major fires and were in response to 50 Saudi-led air and missile strikes in Yemen in the past 12 hours. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia.
The US is already providing intelligence to support Riyadh's operations in Yemen, while some regional and European nations are providing defensive military aid to the kingdom. Mr Alimi said the decision to launch the military campaign came after all chances of de-escalating the conflict had been exhausted.
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