Yemen front and the region
Al-Aqroud front claims raid on Houthi positions in Taiz; interior minister links Shabwa attacks to Houthis and al-Qaeda
The government's al-Aqroud front in Taiz said it carried out a raid on Houthi positions. The interior minister linked two deadly attacks in Shabwa to the Houthis and al-Qaeda. In Egypt, the Suez Canal Authority chief put the canal's losses from Red Sea tensions at about 17 billion dollars.
Summary
- AttributedAl-Aqroud front media centre says more than 35 Houthis were killed or wounded in a raid; the toll is not independently confirmed.
- AttributedInterior Minister Ibrahim Haidan sees overlapping aims between the Houthis and al-Qaeda after two attacks in Shabwa.
- ConfirmedSuez Canal Authority chief: total losses near 17 billion dollars due to Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea.
- UnverifiedA Saba headline on a statement by al-Eryani about Yemeni tribes, with no readable text.
Houthis killed or wounded, per the al-Aqroud front statement
Tihama24 23:25Zbillion dollars in estimated Suez Canal losses
Shorouk News 23:44ZDevelopments in this window
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Al-Eryani: Yemeni tribes are partners in building the state
The government Saba agency ran a headline quoting Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani as saying Yemeni tribes are an authentic part of the national fabric and cannot be monopolised. We could not read the statement's text; it appears to respond to the dispute over tribal gatherings.
Source: Sahaafa.net / Saba - ConfirmedRed Sea
Suez Canal: about 17 billion dollars lost to Red Sea tensions
Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabie said the closure of Bab al-Mandab and Red Sea tensions hit the canal hard. He said revenue fell from 10.2 billion dollars in 2023 to 3.9 billion in 2024 and 4.1 billion in 2025. He estimated total losses at about 17 billion dollars through mid-2026.
Source: Shorouk News - AttributedShabwa
Interior minister links Shabwa attacks to Houthis and al-Qaeda
Interior Minister Ibrahim Haidan said an attack on the Khoura security post in lower Markha killed two soldiers and wounded others. He pointed to an earlier attack on the al-Alam training centre near Ataq in which 73 recruits were killed. He said the close timing heightens fears that Houthi and al-Qaeda aims overlap, a government assessment not independently established.
Source: Tihama24 - AttributedTaiz
Al-Aqroud front claims raid on Houthi positions in Taiz
The al-Aqroud front media centre said National Army and resistance forces staged a swift raid on Houthi positions in Jabal al-Manara, Wadi Kur, al-Maqda, al-Dabaya and Kahlan. The statement said more than 35 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded and a military vehicle disabled. There was no Houthi comment and no independent confirmation of the toll.
Source: Tihama24 Al-Wattan Aden