Houthi Rebels Launch Major Offensive in Southwest Yemen

Yemen's deadliest fighting in years raises fears of return to all-out war

Nearly 180 fighters were killed in three days in the southwest of the country, where Houthi forces launched an offensive toward the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. Four years after the 2022 truce, this outbreak of violence revives the specter of the conflict that has ravaged Yemen since 2014.