@sharq.news4: Fighting Intensifies in Yemen; Government Forces Report Control of Hays Yemen | Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 19 Sunbula 1405 Fighting has intensified in western Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces. Government forces say they have taken control of the remaining rural areas of Hays district in Hodeidah and expanded operations toward Al-Jarrahi. Available credible reports do not confirm claims that the Houthis captured Hays city. On the contrary, reports indicate that Hays city was already under government control. The Houthis continue to control Sanaa and large, densely populated areas of northwestern Yemen. However, the claim that they control areas containing “80% of Yemen’s population” is based on older estimates; more recent reporting has cited roughly 75%. Source: Reuters, AP, AFP