Yemen and the region
Military update on Lahij and Taiz; unverified report of a US strike on Qeshm
The army media centre published an update on the al-Maqatirah and Hayfan fronts, without independent verification of territorial control or losses. Anadolu and the New York Post relayed a Wall Street Journal account attributing a strike on Qeshm to the United States; the original body was inaccessible and there is no official confirmation. The new development is publication of these accounts, not proof of an additional advance or further explosions.
Summary
- AttributedAn official army update addresses al-Khazzan al-Ahmar positions, fighting in Maeeq and Anan, and the repelling of attacks in al-Maqatirah and Hayfan; the outcomes remain army claims.
- UnverifiedA Wall Street Journal report, relayed by Anadolu and the New York Post, attributes a Qeshm strike to Washington through unnamed officials; there is no independent confirmation.
- UnverifiedLater coverage repeats earlier reports of two Jabal Habashi strikes, civilian casualties and humanitarian calls; these are not added to this window’s events and the figures are not combined.
Developments in this window
- AttributedLahij and Taiz
Army updates al-Maqatirah and Hayfan fighting; Khazzan recapture appeared in earlier coverage
In a post timestamped 01:14 UTC, the armed forces media centre said its troops had retaken positions at al-Khazzan al-Ahmar on the al-Nusairah front, were fighting in Maeeq and Anan, and had repelled attacks towards al-Karbah and Hayjat al-Abd and in al-Abous, Hayfan. The update is newly published, but an earlier local report described the recapture of the Khazzan position in al-Sawalihah; the statement is not evidence of a second recapture. It gives neither a time for each incident nor numerical casualty figures, and the outcomes and territorial control have not been independently verified.
- UnverifiedQeshm and the Strait of Hormuz
New press account attributes Qeshm strike to US forces without official confirmation
Anadolu and the New York Post cited a Wall Street Journal report, based on unnamed US officials, saying the United States struck Qeshm Island as part of limited operations in recent weeks. The new element is the attribution to Washington after earlier explosion reports, not proof of further explosions within this window. The Wall Street Journal body could not be read, and the New York Post said Central Command had not immediately responded; the two carriers rely on one reporting chain, not two independent confirmations. The operation, its precise timing and its losses remain independently unverified.
Source: aa.com.tr nypost.com