Yemen front and the region
Five Arab states condemn Iranian attack on Bahrain; Houthi headlines speak of forces 'routed' from Dhubab
The confirmed development in this window is statements from five Arab states condemning the Iranian attacks on Bahrain. Headlines on a Houthi military statement about forces being routed from the outskirts of Dhubab appeared in the Saba and al-Masirah feeds, but when it was first issued remains unresolved and we read its text only in a later copy. Field reports from Taiz remained local accounts that we could not verify.
Summary
- ConfirmedSaudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen condemn the Iranian attacks on Bahrain in official statements.
- UnverifiedHeadlines in the Saba and al-Masirah feeds at 09:36 on a Houthi statement about forces routed from the outskirts of Dhubab; we read the full text only in a copy published after the window.
- ConfirmedWe found no new alert from Bahrain's Interior Ministry; its two posts after 08:45 announce a coast guard live-fire exercise on 17 November.
- UnverifiedA local report of a Houthi missile veering off course and falling near al-Mashawla road in Taiz, with no casualties announced.
- AttributedTaiz's human rights office accuses the Houthis of continuous shelling and sniping of Saber villages, without specific figures.
Arab states that issued statements condemning the Iranian attacks on Bahrain within the window
24 09:23-10:01ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedTaiz
Local report: Houthi missile veers off course and falls near al-Mashawla road in Taiz
Al-Montasaf reported at 09:55 UTC, citing local sources and eyewitnesses, that a missile launched by the Houthis veered off course right after launch and fell near al-Mashawla road, which carries constant civilian and vehicle traffic. It said the incident caused panic among residents and passers-by. The report gives no time for the incident, and no casualties or damage have been announced. We found no second source and no Houthi comment.
Source: almontasaf.net - UnverifiedBab al-Mandab and Dhubab
Saba and al-Masirah headlines: Houthi military source speaks of forces 'routed' from the outskirts of Dhubab
At 09:36 UTC, the news feeds of the Sanaa-based Saba agency and al-Masirah TV carried headlines on a statement by a Houthi military source about what it calls Saudi mobilised forces being routed from the outskirts of Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab. Both original pages blocked our browser, so we could not read them or establish when the statement was first issued. We read the full text on the 26 September website, where the article is dated 10:09 UTC, after the window closed. The text says the forces lost their positions and rear lines and fled towards Aden, and describes the redeployment as a cover for retreat. It names no positions taken by the group, and no independent party has verified the situation on the ground, so we do not treat it as a claim of control.
- AttributedTaiz
Taiz human rights office accuses the Houthis of continuous shelling and sniping of Saber villages
Ali Mohammed Sarhan, director of the human rights office in Taiz governorate, said in remarks published by Aden al-Ghad at 09:24 UTC that inhabited villages in al-Misrakh, Mashra'a wa Hadnan and Saber al-Mawadim face round-the-clock artillery and rocket shelling and sniper fire. He said this has caused dozens of civilian casualties, destroyed homes and displaced families, without giving specific figures or a time frame. Earlier, at 09:04, Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni reported without naming a source that the Houthis had displaced the residents of Akamat al-Rahn village and looted their homes. We found no Houthi comment and no independent verification.
Source: adngad.net almashhad.news - ConfirmedGulf
Five Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Yemen, condemn the Iranian attacks on Bahrain
The foreign ministries of Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia issued statements condemning Sunday's Iranian attacks on Bahrain, published between 09:23 and 10:01 UTC according to the sources we read. Kuwait said the attacks violate the UN Charter and Security Council Resolution 2817, and Saudi Arabia called for an immediate halt to Iranian attacks on countries in the region. Egypt described the attacks as a dangerous escalation and urged political solutions. The statements are official positions and add no new details about the attack itself.