Yemen's Government Says Its Forces Retook Positions East of al-Hazm

Yemen's internationally recognised government said on November 1, 2026, that its forces had recaptured military positions and strategic heights east of al-Hazm, the capital of al-Jawf governorate, a province in the north of the country. Al Jazeera

The army's media centre said the 1st Emergency Brigade seized weapons and ammunition depots after wounding, killing and capturing Houthi fighters in al-Jawf. It also said the attacks destroyed armoured vehicles. Separately, Yemeni army forces were reported to have captured the strategic Huwayshian mountain range in northern al-Jawf from Houthi fighters. Yeni Şafak

The Houthis, a movement that seized Sanaa in 2014, said they had thwarted advances by government forces in al-Jawf and neighbouring Marib. The fighting in al-Jawf is part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, which the government launched in October to reverse Houthi gains and restore its control over territory.

The campaign follows an announcement from the head of Yemen's Presidential Council on October 4, 2026, that military operations would be carried out to retake territory from the Houthis. In early October, Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia was planning an offensive against the Houthis, with a push along the coast among the options under consideration. Reuters

Fighting has also been reported elsewhere. Government forces said they repelled Houthi attacks in al-Aqroudh, southeast of Taiz city, and on the Tur al-Baha front in Lahij governorate. Houthi-affiliated media reported that two air strikes targeted an oil company facility in Bajil district of Hodeidah governorate.

Earlier in the autumn, a Houthi attack on a government security forces training camp in Shabwa province killed 73 people, according to Reuters.

The humanitarian toll is growing. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said more than 290,000 people have fled their homes since fighting escalated in August. The UN Population Fund said nearly 6,100 pregnant women were among those recently displaced, and that 600 of them were expected to give birth within two weeks of its briefing last Friday. The UN refugee agency warned that more than 65,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Yemen face worsening conditions as services are disrupted and food and fuel prices rise.