Yemen front and the region
Coalition says it downed a third drone over Eastern Province; Houthis claim they repelled Saudi jets
At 02:22 UTC the coalition announced it had intercepted another drone over the Eastern Province, its third such announcement since Saturday evening. Six minutes later the Houthi military spokesman said his forces had confronted Saudi warplane formations. In Lahj, anonymous sources and eyewitnesses described a repelled attack in al-Mudaraba and Houthi reinforcements heading to al-Maqatira and Karish.
Summary
- AttributedCoalition: a drone was intercepted and destroyed over the Eastern Province, in a post at 02:22 UTC that did not name the launch source.
- AttributedYahya Saree said in a post at 02:28 UTC that his forces had confronted Saudi warplane formations with surface-to-air missiles, after claiming in a post seconds before the window that a CH4 aircraft was downed over al-Jawf.
- UnverifiedAnonymous southern military source: a Houthi attack on the outskirts of al-Sarih and al-Shatin in al-Mudaraba was repelled, and Jabal Kharaz is fully under control.
- UnverifiedEyewitnesses: Houthi reinforcements moved from Hayjat al-Abd towards al-Wahti in al-Maqatira, with others sent to the Karish front in Lahj.
- ConfirmedReports this hour on injuries in Shuub, drones over Marib, strikes north of Mokha and two tankers in Hormuz repeat events published before the window.
Drones over the Eastern Province in 3 separate coalition announcements since 23:46, the latest inside the window; not 3 new drones
Straits Times / Reuters 02:59ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedLahj
Eyewitnesses report Houthi reinforcements heading to al-Maqatira and the Karish front
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni reported at 03:26 UTC, citing eyewitnesses and field sources, large Houthi reinforcements moving from Hayjat al-Abd towards al-Wahti near Suq al-Rubu in al-Maqatira. The sources said similar reinforcements reached the Karish front. The report gave no numbers or precise timing, and we found no second source.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedYemen
Houthis claim they repelled Saudi warplane formations after announcing a CH4 downing
Yahya Saree said on Telegram at 02:28 UTC that his forces had confronted several Saudi warplane formations with surface-to-air missiles and forced them to leave. At 02:18, seconds before the window opened, he had announced the downing of an armed CH4 reconnaissance aircraft over al-Jawf, calling it the fifth since the escalation began. He gave no number of aircraft or location for the engagement, and we found no coalition comment.
- AttributedEastern Province
Coalition announces third overnight drone interception over Eastern Province
The coalition spokesman posted at 02:22 UTC that air defences had intercepted and destroyed a drone over the Eastern Province. The post named no launch source and reported no damage. It is the third announcement of drones over the province since 23:46, after posts at 23:46 and 00:30. The figure of three drones in Reuters and Anadolu reports is the total of those three announcements, not three new drones. We have not independently verified the interception.
- UnverifiedLahj
Anonymous southern source: Houthi attack on outskirts of al-Sarih and al-Shatin repelled
Aden Observer quoted a military source in the southern forces at 02:19 UTC as saying a Houthi attack on the outskirts of al-Sarih and al-Shatin in al-Mudaraba and Ras al-Ara had been broken. The source said large numbers of attackers were killed and several captured, without figures or names. He also said the forces fully control Jabal Kharaz, in response to earlier withdrawal reports. He did not give the time of the attack, and we found no named official statement or independent confirmation.
Source: adenobserver.com