Yemen front and the region
Government sources: new Giants and Homeland Shield offensive on the Bab al-Mandab heights
Pro-government military sources reported a new offensive near Bab al-Mandab on Sunday morning, backed by coalition air support, while fighting continued west of Taiz. On the political front, the European Council condemned the Houthi escalation against Saudi Arabia and shipping. Most battlefield accounts in this window come from one side and have not been independently verified.
Summary
- AttributedGovernment sources: the Giants Brigades and Homeland Shield launched a new offensive at Bab al-Mandab and are closing in on the hills overlooking the strait.
- ConfirmedThe European Council condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and shipping and calls for a stronger Operation Aspides.
- AttributedLocal source: the Houthis blew up a culvert on the Hayjat al-Abd road, the main artery between Taiz and Aden.
- AttributedYahya Saree: 53 Saudi air strikes in 24 hours on Sanaa and six provinces.
- ConfirmedKuwait expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia after two officers died in a helicopter crash in Najran.
air strikes in 24 hours, according to the Houthi military spokesman
ABNA 06:32Zchildren per school the Houthis are demanding in al-Mawasit, according to local sources
06:27ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedAden
Claim: 58 containers with missile components held at Aden port
Al-Marsad quoted academic Abdulqader al-Kharraz as saying 58 containers from China held at Aden port contain ballistic-missile components. Neither the government nor the port authority has confirmed this, and the timing of the seizure is unclear.
Source: al-marsd.com - AttributedTaiz
Overnight fighting west of Taiz and Houthi shelling of Jabal Sabir villages
Pro-government sources said heavy fighting took place overnight around the old airport and Jabal Han west of Taiz, and that government forces repelled attacks in al-Shaqab and Kahlan. Local sources later reported indiscriminate Houthi shelling of villages on Jabal Sabir south-east of the city. No casualty figures were given and we found no Houthi account of this round.
- AttributedHouthi-held areas
Sources: Houthis send police and prison personnel to the front
Aden al-Ghad quoted sources in Houthi-held areas as saying the group moved staff from police stations and prisons to the front lines, including 12 from Majz district in Saada, five of whom were killed. In a separate report, local sources said the Houthis asked schools in al-Mawasit, south of Taiz, to hand over 50 children each for recruitment. The Houthis have not responded and we could not verify either account.
Source: adngad.net adngad.net - AttributedBab al-Mandab
Government sources: new Giants and Homeland Shield offensive at Bab al-Mandab
Sky News Arabia quoted Yemeni sources as saying the Southern Giants Brigades launched a new offensive in the Bab al-Mandab area on Sunday. A military source said the forces are close to taking the remaining hills overlooking the strait with coalition air support. In the previous edition a pro-Houthi site claimed the group had taken full control of the coast. We found no independent confirmation of the front lines.
- ConfirmedGulf
Kuwait stands with Saudi Arabia after the Najran helicopter crash
Kuwait's foreign ministry expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and offered condolences after a National Guard helicopter crashed in Najran, killing two officers. Riyadh blames a technical fault, while the Houthis claimed they shot down an Apache.
Source: alseyassah.com - ConfirmedDiplomacy
European Council condemns Houthi escalation and calls for an end to attacks on shipping
A statement from the EU leaders' summit in Brussels condemned the continuing Houthi escalation and attacks on Saudi Arabia, civilians and infrastructure. It called on the Houthis to stop all military action and attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab immediately, and called for the EU naval Operation Aspides to be strengthened. We did not read the statement directly on the Council's website.
Source: almontasaf.net adngad.net - AttributedTaiz / Lahij
Local source: Houthis blew up a culvert on the Hayjat al-Abd road
A local source told al-Mashhad al-Yemeni that the Houthis blew up a water culvert on the Hayjat al-Abd road, the main route linking Taiz with Lahij and Aden. Truck traffic and supply convoys reportedly stopped completely. The Houthis have not commented and we found no independent confirmation.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedSanaa / provinces
Yahya Saree: 53 Saudi air strikes in 24 hours
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi aircraft carried out 53 strikes in 24 hours on Sanaa, Taiz, Ibb, Lahij, Saada and Amran. He claimed many people were killed or wounded, mostly women and children, without giving figures. The coalition has not commented on the number.
Source: ABNA adngad.net