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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 frame the story as a Saudi-backed Yemeni counteroffensive against the Houthis, with the New York Times and Axios each foregrounding the effort to regain control of the Red Sea area. The Times specifically names the Bab al-Mandab Strait in its extract, while Axios alone adds that the Yemeni presidential council chief described the move as following exhausted deescalation efforts.
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