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title: "Saudi Arabia is Ready to Take Back Yemen. Can it be Done?"
description: "Riyadh's 100,000-strong counteroffensive has reclaimed the Red Sea coast in days, but Yemen's seesaw warfare makes every gain easier to take than to hold — and the highlands remain Houthi ground."
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datePublished: 2026-10-06T20:00:11.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Riyadh's 100,000-strong counteroffensive has reclaimed the Red Sea coast in days, but Yemen's seesaw warfare makes every gain easier to take than to hold — and the highlands remain Houthi ground.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/saudi-arabia-is-ready-to-take-back-yemen-can-it-be-done/.
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