Saudi-led forces launched a full-scale offensive on October 3 to retake territory captured by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. Government forces have since retaken Bab al-Mandeb, backed by 300 Saudi airstrikes and 100 Saudi jet fighters providing air cover to Yemeni ground troops. The Houthis claim three missile and drone operations on Saudi targets, including Riyadh Airport, and warn airlines off Saudi airspace; they also said they hit Aden's main airport and a civilian airport and military airbase near Abha, as a new Saudi-led alliance announced collective defence measures. Reporting has established that the anti-Houthi alliance is fragmented and that about 200 U.S. personnel are in Saudi Arabia assisting with intelligence and targeting. About 500 Houthi fighters are positioned in…