Yemen front and the region
Giants Brigades say Bab al-Mandab fully secured; early warning sounded in Abha
The government-aligned Giants Brigades said they reached the Bab al-Mandab strait and secured it, while government forces reported gains on Jabal Saber in Taiz. Saudi Civil Defense sounded an early warning in Abha, and a Saudi official accused Iran of encouraging the Houthi escalation. Iraq is working to bring the Gulf states and Iran together in Baghdad.
Summary
- AttributedThe Giants Brigades say they secured the Bab al-Mandab strait and surrounding camps; government forces claim gains in Saber, Taiz.
- ConfirmedSaudi Civil Defense sounded an early warning in Abha without detailing the threat.
- AttributedSaudi Deputy Foreign Minister Raed Krimly accuses Iran of encouraging Houthi attacks on the kingdom.
- ConfirmedIraq's foreign minister says Baghdad is working to host a meeting between the Gulf states and Iran.
- UnverifiedCirculating figures on heavy Houthi losses in Taiz and explosions at camps near Marib remain unconfirmed.
regional diplomatic moves on Sunday over the escalation, including 3 meetings and 8 calls
Anadolu 20:04Zcivilian casualties in Taiz over two days per the Taiz Rights Center: 2 women killed, 9 injured
Tihama24 20:11ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz
Taiz Rights Center: 2 women killed, 9 injured by Houthi sniping and shelling in two days
The Taiz Rights Center documented the killing of two women and the wounding of nine civilians, including a woman and two children, on Saturday and Sunday. It said one woman was shot by a sniper in the Aqaqa neighbourhood and the other killed by shell fragments in al-Najada, Saber al-Mawadem. This is a cumulative tally that includes cases in the previous edition.
Source: tihama24.com - UnverifiedMarib
Houthi-aligned site: explosions at government camps near Marib
Al-Khabar al-Yemeni said explosions rocked government camps around Marib on Sunday evening, with initial reports of ballistic missiles hitting a military meeting and weapons depots. Sanaa's forces have not claimed responsibility, the toll is unknown, and Marib's local authority has not commented.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net - ConfirmedIraq and the Gulf
Baghdad seeks to host a meeting between the Gulf states and Iran
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said contacts with the Gulf states and Iran continue with the aim of holding a meeting between the two sides in Baghdad, after he met Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the OIC meeting. Anadolu counted 11 diplomatic moves in the region on Sunday linked to the escalation, including the Saudi-Houthi confrontation.
Source: Anadolu Agency - ConfirmedAbha
Saudi Civil Defense sounds early warning in Abha
Saudi Civil Defense announced an early warning of a threat in the city of Abha, according to Al Qahera News and Egyptian outlets. The nature of the threat and the outcome of the alert had not been reported by the time of this update.
Source: elaosboa.com - AttributedBab al-Mandab and Taiz
Giants Brigades say Bab al-Mandab strait secured; government forces report gains in Saber
Al Qahera News' correspondent in Aden said the Giants Brigades announced in a statement today that they had reached the Bab al-Mandab strait, fully secured it and taken the surrounding camps. Government forces reported advances in Saber and Jabal Saber, with airstrikes on Tabat al-Danin north of Taiz. The Houthis, for their part, say they control al-Mawasit district. Front lines have not been independently confirmed.
- AttributedSaudi Arabia and Iran
Saudi official: Iran encouraged the Houthi escalation against the kingdom
Middle East Eye quoted Raed Krimly, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Public Diplomacy, as saying Riyadh believes the Houthi escalation was encouraged by Iran. He accused Tehran of continuing to arm and train the Houthis in breach of the understandings of the 2023 Beijing agreement. The source carried no Iranian response.
Source: watanserb.com - UnverifiedTaiz
Circulating figures claim about 100 Houthi fighters killed on Taiz fronts
Activists and local sources circulated figures of about 100 Houthi fighters killed and 190 wounded in clashes and airstrikes in Taiz over 24 hours. Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni said it could not verify the numbers. No party has issued an official toll.
Source: almashhad.news