Yemen front and the region
Yemen alleges foreign experts aid Houthis as rival battlefield accounts emerge
Yemen’s government accused Iranian and Hezbollah experts of helping direct Houthi operations, alongside diplomatic contacts with Germany and France. Separate military accounts concerned Al Jawf, Midi and Al Qambur; their reported results and losses remain independently unverified.
Summary
- AttributedThe interior minister said 21 Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah experts support Houthi operations; the allegation has not been independently verified.
- AttributedThe army reported continuing operations towards the Al Duhayzah mountains east of Al Hazm; changes in territorial control remain independently unconfirmed.
- AttributedHouthi-aligned media quoted Yahya Saree as saying drones struck weapons depots in Midi and Al Qambur.
- ConfirmedGovernment Saba announced delivery of a Yemeni letter to France and talks on maritime and air security support, not implementation of new assistance.
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- ConfirmedDiplomacy
Saba announces letter to France and talks on maritime and air security
Government Saba reported that Foreign Minister Afrah Al Zuba delivered a letter from Rashad Al Alimi to the French president during a meeting with Jean-Noël Barrot. According to the agency, they discussed support for Yemeni maritime and air security capabilities; it quoted the French minister as supporting the government and condemning the siege of Taiz and Houthi attacks. Confirmation concerns the official announcement of the meeting, not delivery of new assistance or independent verification of its military allegations.
Source: sabanew.net - AttributedYemen and the region
Government accuses Iranian and Hezbollah experts of directing Houthi operations
In a statement published by Saba at 14:14 UTC, Interior Minister Ibrahim Haydan said 21 foreign experts work with the Houthis, including 14 from the Revolutionary Guard and 7 from Hezbollah. He accused them of helping plan operations and develop missiles, drones and maritime operations. In a subsequent announcement at 15:00 UTC, Al Alimi repeated allegations of direct Revolutionary Guard involvement in the war during a meeting with a German official, seeking German help to build a European position against the Houthis. The list and the alleged roles have not been independently verified.
Source: sabanew.net sabanew.net - AttributedAl Jawf
Army reports continuing operations towards Al Duhayzah east of Al Hazm
Belqees quoted the army’s media centre as reporting continuing operations in eastern Al Jawf, clearance of positions and mines, and attacks towards the Al Duhayzah mountains. The centre also reported air and drone strikes on fortifications and depots, and fighting southeast of Al Hazm. Reported losses and changes in territorial control have not been independently verified; this is the army’s account of its operations, not proof of a new territorial advance.
Source: belqees.net - AttributedMidi and Al Qambur
Houthis claim strikes on weapons depots in Midi and Al Qambur
Houthi-aligned 26 September published an account attributed to Yahya Saree of drone strikes on weapons depots and military gatherings linked to Saudi forces in Midi and Al Qambur. The outlet claimed deaths, injuries and destroyed depots without providing specific figures. Neither the strikes nor their results have been independently verified, and no separate incident time was established; the timestamp records publication of the account. References in the same article to Abha, Khamis Mushait and Ras Al Arah are not counted as new operations in this window.
Source: 26sep.net