Yemen and the region
Houthis claim Al-Buraiqa strike as rival accounts emerge from Lahj
The Houthis explicitly claimed a strike on Al-Buraiqa following the two Aden explosions covered in the previous edition, while Yemen’s information minister condemned the shelling. Accounts of withdrawals and a counterattack in Lahj conflict, and reported losses from airstrikes in Marib remain independently unverified.
Summary
- AttributedAn update on the earlier Aden explosions: a Houthi claim of a strike on a command headquarters in Al-Buraiqa and government condemnation, without a verified toll.
- DisputedConflicting accounts describe withdrawals, troops holding their positions and a counterattack in Al-Mudarabah; no change of control has been independently confirmed.
- UnverifiedA report describes airstrikes on Houthi reinforcements heading towards Madghal; losses have not been independently confirmed.
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- DisputedLahj
Withdrawal or counterattack? Conflicting accounts from Al-Mudarabah and Kahbub
The pro-Houthi outlet Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni reported withdrawals from sectors including Al-Shatt, Al-Suraih, Kahbub and the area around Dhubab. By contrast, Al-Sahil Al-Gharbi cited field sources describing a counterattack and redeployment by joint forces, while Aden Observer quoted Giants Brigades media spokesperson Aseel Al-Suqaldi saying his forces were holding their positions. Territorial control, reported captures and losses could not be independently verified; these accounts do not establish that Bab al-Mandab has fallen or changed hands.
- AttributedAden
Houthis claim Al-Buraiqa strike as information minister condemns shelling
The Houthi-affiliated 26sep website published a statement by Yahya Saree claiming that ballistic missiles struck a command headquarters and operations room in Al-Buraiqa with precision. In remarks carried by the government’s Saba agency, Information Minister Salem Al-Awlaki condemned the shelling of the district and accused the group of targeting civilians. This updates the accounts of the two previously reported Aden explosions; it is not evidence of an additional attack, and neither losses nor the claimed precision have been independently established.
- UnverifiedMarib
Report describes strikes on Houthi reinforcements near Al-Jawf junction
Aden News cited journalist Fares Al-Humairi as saying that airstrikes hit Houthi reinforcements beyond Al-Jawf junction as they headed towards Madghal district on Wednesday evening. The report described deaths, injuries and destroyed vehicles, but provided no independent confirmation of losses or precise time for the strikes. Publication of the account is not treated as a verified toll or proof of a change of control, and its reported losses are not added to earlier figures.
Source: adennews.net