Yemen Declares Houthi Offensive

AdenThe government says it launched an offensive on Houthis, Russian state agency TASS reported.

TASS says Houthis seized Mokha and the Bab al-Mandeb coast on 10-11 September.

Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi ordered the army forward and promised amnesty to Houthi fighters who disarm.

Iran’s state-affiliated Mehr relayed a Houthi claim of dozens of Saudi-backed fighters killed or wounded in al-Jawf.

Neither account is independently confirmed, and al-Alimi told his government to draft a restoration plan for retaken areas.

How each outlet framed it

TASS: states Yemen government's justification: Houthis' force mobilization, minors in combat, refugee camp attacks, regional threats
Mehr News Agency: reports Houthi military spokesman's claims of targeting 'Saudi mercenaries,' destroying vehicles, and expelling forces from eastern Al-Jawf