Yemen's leader announced military action against the Houthis as Saudi-backed forces try to counter their advances and attacks on Saudi infrastructure ▻ ↧ Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-b... Despite the preparations for a counteroffensive, the Houthis have maintained the initiative on the ground, weeks after ​seizing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in a lightning offensive that saw government forces collapse.