Yemen Civil War News and Discussion.. an evolving situation

[Persian Gulf]

Sana’a forces have taken full control of all areas in the west and center of Al-Mudarribah wa Ras al-Arah district in Lahj, including the entire coastal strip, and entered the towns of Ras al-Arah, Khor Umayrah and others without a fight.

Sana’a forces have thus taken control today of a total area estimated at around 2,000 square kilometers, larger than countries such as the Comoros, for example.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Ansarallah treat captured Saudi proxy forces very well

 

[battalion25]

From the heart of the Kharaz camp .. Islamic preacher Sheikh Ali Al-Mahthouthi addresses the heroes: The battle of the desert wolves began on the fronts of Al-Madarabah and Ras Al-Arah to inflict a crushing defeat on the lackeys of the terrorist Houthi militia

 

[Falcon29]

Adorable. That's not what they said at all. Show me where they said they moved reinforcements TO Al Lahij? They literally said the opposite, as reported by Reuters.

It's OK, you guys usually accept reality, just with a strong delay. We'll circle back.

Um, I don't have a dog in the fight. Not sure why you made it personal. You asked me for a translation. That's what they said محافظات مجاورة لمدينة عدن includes Lahj province and then they explicitly mention Western Taiz.

 

[KingQamaR]

No Mecca pact is needed here whatsoever. I believe the war has only started for real now. This will test them and purify them.. Now there is mobilization like never before so that itself is great..

The Houthis will experience a sense of false security and euphoria which is good..

The houthi diverting tactics worked. The Houthis smartly gave up on Bab Al-Mandab, Kahbub and Dhubab because they coould not fight the giants head on instead they went to an area where the battle was not focussed on and put in alot of cannon fodders into them as I already said the purpose was to protect Hoeidadah without fighting the giants head-on and it worked for the time being which they even got rewarded for but once they are again defeated by the giants in this new front and they lose more manpower then what again? The Houthis know for a fact they can´t match the giants head-on but in this regard they used a brillant diverting tactics but eventually you gotta take it from the giants if they have any hope of winning this conflict instead of using diverting tactics all the way it won´t be useful and will eventually run out.. This is the last card of such move..

The fact that Saudi Arabia’s allies Pakistan, Turkey have pledged military support only in strictly defensive capacity on the Saudi side of the border leaves Riyadh completely exposed in any defence of Aden. Saudis partners I do agree, Pakistan, Turkey shouldn’t draw hard operational boundaries when things go South for Riyadh. It requires help in containing this Houthis threat to the Kingdom and to the wider region.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Um, I don't have a dog in the fight. Not sure why you made it personal. You asked me for a translation. That's what they said محافظات مجاورة لمدينة عدن includes Lahj province and then they explicitly mention Western Taiz.

I confess it was a rhetorical request since I posted the English translation with it. It's not personal. It's just that the usual suspects tend to avoid accepting reality for a while until it is indisputable.

FWIW, Saudis losing the UAE was a major blow. The UAE's forces were apparently the most competent and managed to push Ansarallah back to Hodeidah in prior years. But you could say it was inevitable since the Saudi-backed PLC and UAE-backed STC have fundamentally different objectives and interests.

As for you not having a dog in the fight, I won't bring up your old comments since I believe your views have shifted since then.

 

[Shags202]

UAE might be better at this proxy warfare thing.

Keep in mind Houthi's in 2015 actually did this and more, they were inside of Aden and then the Saudi operation they lost quite a bit of ground.

I think this time around that's more challenging because divisions between Saudis and Emirates in Yemen and the southern transition council and other opposition elements. Plus the war in the region, Saudis may find that have more to lose if they increase the heat at this time and might seek to reorganize later after conclusion of Iran war. If that happens any time soon.

Man if aden does fall it really is done it’s going to be a domino effect these guys don’t seem to have the will to fight or at least large majority of these men even with constant air backing by Saudi Arabia Say what you will about the Houthis agree or disagree with the group they have the will to fight and the ones who have crafted this offensive seem to have outdone Saudi Arabia and their high tech military

 

[Persian Gulf]

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Following the beginning of the withdrawal of Aden forces in the southern coast, Sanaa forces took control of Dhubab Airport, Al-Suqayyah, Amnabiyah, and Al-Azaf, as well as Jabal Kahbub and Jabal Hajijah. As a result, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (where the siege of the Ansarallah garrison was lifted) and the remaining areas in the south of Taiz Governorate were fully secured.

In addition, Ansarallah took control of the rest of the Jabal al-Khabb mountain range, including the Durad area and the Al-Halhaliyah hills, leaving only Aden forces present in the Al-Fasayah and Huwayrib hills. The withdrawal toward Aden is currently continuing along the coastal highway and is expected to be completed within the next 24 hours.

At 11:00 p.m., the complete withdrawal of Aden forces from most of the Madaribah and al-Arah districts was confirmed, meaning that Ansarallah took full control of Al-Hijaf, Al-Adadiyah, Ras al-Arah, Khor Amira, and the rest of Jabal Kharaz.

With today’s gains, Sanaa forces now control nearly 30% of the Lahij governorate.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Bab al-Mandab will never, ever, ever return to American, Saudi, and Israeli control and domination.

Victory to Yemen

Massive strategic victory for Yemen Armed Forces today

 

[Falcon29]

Do Saudis not have a drone base in Yemen like Turks do in Libya ?

 

[Persian Gulf]

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Yemeni government forces announced on Sunday they were withdrawing from the area near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to focus on a defence of their main base in Aden, in a major setback for the Saudi-backed campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis.

The announcement signalled the apparent end of a six-week government counteroffensive to reclaim the coast near the mouth of the Red Sea, ‌seized by the Houthis in September in a lightning advance that squeezed oil exports.

Sunday's announcement of a government retreat raises the prospect of new Houthi advances towards Aden, and underscores the predicament faced by Saudi Arabia in trying to stop the Houthis' drone and missile attacks on the kingdom. The government forces have been based in Aden on the southern coast since 2015 after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa.

Houthi gains in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping in recent months have strengthened the position of Iran in the wider Middle East conflict launched by the ⁠United States and Israel in February.

Source: Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemen-government-forces-withdraw-area-near-bab-el-mandeb-strait-houthis-control-2026-11-15/

 

[Falcon29]

Accurate map of situation in south-west coast of Yemen :

 

[Persian Gulf]

When Ansarallah liberated Mokha and Dhubab, the delusional propagandists were telling us this was all part of Saudi Arabia's plan to lure Ansarallah onto the coast and create a "kill box".

How is that going?

@Shags202

 

[Persian Gulf]

Accurate map of situation in south-west coast of Yemen :

yeah, I am sure the Saudi account with "MBS" in its username is publishing the only "accurate" map.

 

[Shags202]

From the heart of the Kharaz camp .. Islamic preacher Sheikh Ali Al-Mahthouthi addresses the heroes: The battle of the desert wolves began on the fronts of Al-Madarabah and Ras Al-Arah to inflict a crushing defeat on the lackeys of the terrorist Houthi militia

So weird right again I don’t know if this video is real or this guy is just messed up in his head but my man all of those guys are high as kite man I am curious as hell the effects of khat the amount they must use to chase that high must be ridiculous but great job posting people stoned out of their minds this imam is very holy if this video isn’t just some idiots doing a joke reel