Official: Yemeni government forces regrouping, will return to battlefield

Sidebar Menu Mobile En Now Follow us Live Blog Update| War on Iran 13 September 2026 02:54 BST Yemeni government forces that withdrew from the country’s west coast are regrouping and will return to the battlefield, according to Sultan al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and governor of Marib. Al-Arada told the state-run Saba TV that the loss to Houthis was “painful and unfortunate”, but said such setbacks were part of the nature of war. He accused the Houthis of bringing the peace process to a dead end and “forcing the option of war” back on Yemen.