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Yemeni and Saudi forces launch counteroffensive against the Houthis
Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia launched a counteroffensive against the Houthis on Sunday in an effort to win back territory from the rebel group, the head of Yemen's presidential council said in a speech. "We have exhausted all opportunities for deescalation with the Houthi militias
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Both outlets foreground the Saudi-led coalition’s claim that a large air campaign is under way against the Houthis in Yemen, and both mention the involvement of 100 fighter jets. Sky News stresses the headline figure of 324 “high-value targets” attacked, while The Guardian US emphasizes that the operation was said to have secured “air protection” of the Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets.
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