For more than a decade, Yemen has borne the weight of a war that refuses to end — and now, in September 2026, that weight has grown heavier still. The internationally recognized government has launched a major counteroffensive to reclaim Sanaa from the Houthis, shattering a 2022 ceasefire that once promised a path toward peace. Nearly 900 people have been killed or wounded in days, tens of thousands displaced, and the fighting has spread across six provinces — a reminder that in Yemen, every truce has been borrowed time, and every silence a pause between storms.
Yemen's government forces launch major counteroffensive to retake Houthi-held Sanaa
Nearly 900 people killed or wounded since Thursday; approximately 21,000 people (3,000 families) displaced from Taiz alone.