Yemen: How the Houthis gained the upper hand against government forces in the Red Sea
According to France 24, Yemeni forces, despite military and financial support from Saudi Arabia, have lost ground in recent days to a Houthi offensive on the Red Sea coast.
Yemeni government forces have lost ground in recent days to an offensive by Houthi rebels on the Red Sea coast in the Mokha region, reports France 24 in an article published on September 15.
According to the media outlet, these forces benefit from military and financial support from Saudi Arabia, which has backed the anti-Houthi coalition for several years in the Yemeni conflict. Despite this support, they have been unable to contain the advance of Houthi fighters.
France 24 attributes this retreat to two main factors. On one hand, the discipline displayed by Houthi forces during the offensive. On the other hand, the persistent divisions that characterize the Yemeni government camp, a factor cited as having weakened the resistance capacity of loyalist troops.
The media emphasizes that this combination — cohesion on the Houthi side and internal divisions on the government side — enabled the rebels to advance rapidly along the strategically important Red Sea coast, though the precise details of military movements or the overall toll of the offensive are not elaborated further in the article.
France 24 does not provide, in this article, any official reaction from the Saudi Arabia-led coalition or from the internationally recognized Yemeni government regarding this setback.
Sources
- Pourquoi les forces yéménites n’ont-elles pas réussi à stopper l’offensive des Houthis ? — France 24 — Français
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