Yemen front and the region
Bahrain issues second threat alert; IRGC claims six-drone strike on US radar
Bahrain's interior ministry issued its second threat alert since midnight at 03:50 UTC, without specifying the danger. About 25 minutes later international media carried an IRGC statement saying six drones had targeted a US air defence radar at Riffa base. We found no new coalition or Houthi announcement after 02:28, and most Yemen reports this hour were republications.
Summary
- ConfirmedBahrain interior ministry: a second threat alert at 03:50 UTC, urging people to go to the nearest safe place.
- AttributedIRGC: six drones targeted a US air defence radar at the Riffa helicopter base; there is no Bahraini or US confirmation.
- UnverifiedAFP report: Yemenis cross the al-Jawf desert and front lines to reach the al-Wadiah crossing into Saudi Arabia.
- UnverifiedRights and union sources: Munir al-Hamidi, head of the medical professions union in Taiz, remains missing for a sixth day.
- ConfirmedReports this hour on Kharaz camp, the funerals of 35 Houthi fighters, Taiz injuries and a raid in Inbiyan repeat items published before the window.
Threat alerts from Bahrain's interior ministry since midnight: 01:32 and 03:50 UTC
03:50ZDrones the IRGC says targeted the Riffa radar; an unverified figure
BBC 04:15ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedTaiz
Rights sources: head of Taiz medical union still missing on sixth day
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni reported at 04:20 UTC, citing rights and union sources, that Dr Munir al-Hamidi, director of the 22 May maternity and childhood centre and head of the medical professions union in Taiz, has been missing for a sixth day without contact. The sources link his detention to a union statement backing staff demands and say it is unclear who is holding him. We found no official explanation from the local authorities.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedBahrain
IRGC claims six drones targeted a US radar at Riffa base
Iran's state broadcaster carried on Telegram an IRGC statement saying six drones from its Aerospace Force targeted a US air defence radar at the Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain. The earliest version we found was published by BBC Arabic at 04:15 UTC. The statement called the attack the second phase of its response to a US strike. Neither Bahrain nor US Central Command has confirmed the attack, and the statement offered no evidence that the target was hit. We have not verified any link to the 03:50 alert.
- UnverifiedYemen and Saudi Arabia
AFP: Yemenis cross desert and front lines to reach Saudi Arabia
Monte Carlo Doualiya published an AFP report at 03:57 UTC on Yemenis travelling overland from Sanaa and Hodeidah to al-Wadiah, the only land crossing still open with Saudi Arabia. Noura says she paid a Bedouin guide 200 dollars to cross the al-Jawf desert and then waited for hours at the crossing. Her journey took place in early November; the report's publication today does not make it a new incident. Many rely on three-month Umrah visas. The testimonies give first names only, and we have not verified them independently.
Source: mc-doualiya.com - ConfirmedBahrain
Bahrain issues second overnight threat alert
Bahrain's interior ministry posted an alert of potential threat at 03:50 UTC, urging citizens and residents to stay calm, go to the nearest safe place and follow official channels. It is the second alert since the one at 01:32. The ministry did not specify the nature or source of the threat. By the end of our search at 05:01 we had found no all-clear on its account and no mention of casualties or damage.