The key facts

  • In the first month of the 'Dawn of Yemen' operation, government forces carried out 40,761 operations against the Houthis, according to a statement by Yemen's Presidential Council.
  • The council claims that about 20,000 Houthi leaders and fighters have been 'neutralized,' and more than 5,000 vehicles destroyed or disabled.
  • According to the UN, the fighting that resumed in July has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than 250,000 people.

Results of the first month of the operation

Yemen's Presidential Council on Thursday reported the results of the first month of the military operation 'Dawn of Yemen,' which began on October 5. According to the council, government forces carried out 40,761 operations against Houthi positions on several fronts during this period, Anadolu reports.

Reported losses and goals of the campaign

In a statement marking one month since the start of the operation, the council claims that around 20,000 Houthi leaders and fighters have been 'neutralized' during the campaign, and more than 5,000 vehicles destroyed or disabled. These figures come from the government side and were not independently verified in the publication. According to the council, the operation will continue until 'the restoration of state institutions and government control across the country.' Its stated goal is to return the institutions of power and the capital Sanaa, which is under Houthi control, to state authority.

Context: Taiz, Saudi Arabia and the humanitarian situation

The council separately highlighted the ongoing fighting around Taiz, where, according to its data, government forces and local resistance units are repelling Houthi attacks and resisting the siege of the city. The statement also expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its support of the internationally recognized government — assistance to state institutions, salary payments, public services and humanitarian aid.

How the conflict unfolded

Fighting between government forces and the Houthis resumed in July, ending a period of relative calm that had lasted since April 2022. According to UN figures cited by Anadolu, the new clashes have killed and wounded thousands of people, forced more than 250,000 to flee their homes, and deepened the humanitarian crisis in the country. The civil war in Yemen has been ongoing since September 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and a number of provinces; in March 2015, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened in support of the recognized government.