Yemen Civil War News and Discussion.. an evolving situation

[Lulldapull]

Houthis don't have conventional military or air bases, no airports or command and control structures which are above ground, most of the Houthis targets are bunkers, ammo depots, vehicles and personnel, but for Yemen/KSA they have airports, malls, power plants, military bases, so even if a drone hit 50-100yards from that base or airport Houthis support will show it some victory, and failure from KSA, when in reality it is impossible to intercept every projectile, we saw the best interception rates in case of Israel but even they got several major nasty hits from Iran, despite their very very very tiny air space was protected by their own AD systems, American's, Jordan, France and UK's.

Those best interception rates in Israel were all hogwash, in case you didn't notice no?

All US bases totally demolished everywhere in da GCC/ Jordan/ Iraq/ KRG and Israel had da best interception rates?

Achhaa?

 

[Haz]

Russia hit terrorists nusra front and Isis they never targeted civilians on purpose but if you wanted an example Bashar and his barrel bombs from the air but not to be outdone many people(many who are in the current Syrian government) used truck bombings and suicide bombers and they didn’t blink an eye how many civilians died…..but this is the Yemen thread just wanted to show you neither one of you are actually winning an argument

Nope that's completely false, Russia systematically targeted hospitals and medical centers all across rebel held areas over and over. They also completely levelled entire rebel held towns, neighbourhoods and cities irrespective of the civilians there, both with their massive dumb bombs, as well as overwhelming artillery barrages. It didn't matter to them if it was a densely populated area or open empty terrain, that has always been their MO.

They employed the same scorched earth strategy they've always done, they just flatten everything like they still do in Ukraine. Only recently has drone warfare change their tactics somewhat, but in the first few years of their invasion in Ukraine they were doing it there too. That has been their thing since the Soviet days, and Assad did the same with his soviet provided arsenal.

 

[Shags202]

Nope that's completely false, Russia systematically targeted hospitals and medical centers all across rebel held areas over and over. They also completely levelled entire rebel held towns, neighbourhoods and cities irrespective of the civilians there, both with their massive dumb bombs, as well as overwhelming artillery barrages. It didn't matter to them if it was a densely populated area or open empty terrain, that has always been their MO.

They employed the same scorched earth strategy they've always done, they just flatten everything like they still do in Ukraine. That has been their thing since the Soviet days, and Assad did the same with his soviet provided arsenal.

Well wrong or right(google says I’m wrong) it really doesn’t have anything to do with the thread and since jolani opened his arms wide to Putin I think it’s water under the bridge for them at this point and honestly half asleep I have to be up at 4 am

 

[maxpane]

I’m not big on using teenagers in wars no real excuse on a moral level but on a cultural level both sides use teenagers most in Yemen know how to use a rifle before they know how to ride a bicycle(maybe not a percent true about the bicycle thing)so it’s not right but yeah both sides are willing to use teens neither one of them have their hands clean with that one…simple google search will point out both sides have used boys under 18 Houthis have more documented cases

thats the worst thing if both sides are doing it. its war dnt use children . using children and be proud of them ehen they died in war is the worst thing and biggest crime.Teaching children to use weapon is onething but using them in war its the horrible thing . Worst ever crime

 

[prothought]

use of child soldier may be they do not have enough men for war

The size of Houthi force is very highly exaggerated. The reality is that their origin is Saada province and they are not huge in numbers at all.

It's the power of gun, tribal exploitations, and cunning skills of Houthis that force the non-Houthi Yemeni population into submission only to become a part of Houthi ranks.

The large scale use of child soldiers exposes that reality. Many of those child soldiers were taken away from their homes by force, by offering money, or by telling them of jihad against Jews and Kuffar.

 

[prothought]

Inshallah Ben gurion one day soon

Terrorists always go for civilians in their frustration due to failures in the battle field. That's what these cowards are trying to do.

It won't be surprising if coward Houthis try to shoot down an airliner. Even some terrorist Iranian proxies in Iraq can try doing that.

The world is slowly uniting against terrorist Houthis and their masters.

 

[prothought]

A mirasi from dalitpur predicting future again after telling us how IRGC is gonna kick out Jolani from Syria in just a day to save Assad.lol.

Lately the biggest idiot of all of you aka the qoul e buzurg has gone quite. I suspect some shame has caught him but again chances are really low .

I did 27-number littter-prade of that shameless idiot qoul e buzurg. But he has his dogs in control. They banned me in that thread.

 

[prothought]

They have threatened this for a thousandth time but business continues as usual in Saudi Arabia.Thanks to its strong economic muscles.

What was that? Did a child of Abraha threaten razing Kaaba?

 

[Lulldapull]

Russians were literally carpet bombing the cities but that's somehow to counter terrorists.again you are not a very intelligent person to have an argument with.

And the hillbilly carpet bombed our KPK too no?

So whats new Muhammud Sandhu Singh Jharrpaal?

@RealNapster

 

[Michael]

My post was silently deleted by those who want to push a particular narrative.

Let's see if this post stays up! News of the Saudi-backed forces war crimes has now reached international media.

Yemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents​

By Edward Carron
October 6, 20262:02 PM EDTUpdated October 6, 2026

Summary

• Houthis call video evidence of war crimes
• Sudden government advance this week aided by Saudi air power
• Bab el-Mandeb crucial for global energy supplies

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Video posted by government forces in Yemen showed them driving armoured cars over Houthi fighters as they recaptured areas around the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-backed group on Monday in a deadly new phase of the fragmented country's war.

The videos gave a glimpse into the brutal closing stages of a pitched battle for control of territory near the strait that the Houthis had ‌captured last month. The Houthi advance sent shockwaves through the oil market and pushed up petrol and diesel prices worldwide.


Fighting continued near Bab el-Mandeb on Tuesday as Saudi-backed government forces battled to consolidate Monday's counter-attack, besieging Houthi fighters at a military camp near the strait and pushing into hills to the east, Yemeni military sources said.

The videos, verified by Reuters and filmed from inside the armoured vehicles, showed them striking fighters with their vehicles. Some were armed and some were walking or running. However, others were unarmed and some were sitting, lying or crouching on the sandy shore and made no move to evade the oncoming vehicle as they were run over.

At one point, a vehicle hits a man, running and unarmed, and another crouching on the ground. It then loops back to ⁠drive over two men, both with their hands up and unarmed. Shooting can be heard during the video and at one point the vehicle's windscreen is cracked by a gunshot.

A Houthi statement decried the videos as proof of war crimes, saying they showed "the true nature of the Saudi regime and the forces it has mobilised from extremist factions".
Asil al-Saqladi, spokesperson for the Giants Brigade — the main Yemeni government force involved in the fighting at Bab el-Mandeb this week — said the force was conducting an investigation into the incident.

He added that the brigade had been misled into believing that the Houthi fighters there were surrendering but that some of them had then fired on the government force.
The Saudi-led coalition backing the government forces in Yemen did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the videos or the Houthi accusations of war crimes.
The Homeland Shield Forces, a significant formation in the Yemeni government's military coalition, did not comment directly on the videos but issued a directive on Tuesday urging troops to treat prisoners well and adhere to religious, ethical and legal standards.

Rights groups have previously accused the Houthis of war crimes, including sniper and shelling attacks on civilian targets, seizures of aid, abuse of prisoners and use of child soldiers. The group has ‌denied war ⁠crimes.

'TURNING POINT'​

Reuters has not been able to independently verify the extent of government gains and the Houthis denied they had lost ground, saying the government claims of advances were baseless.

Intense fighting meanwhile continued around Yemen's third-largest city of Taiz, where Houthi gains in a mountain district have in recent days cut off a main road to Aden, leaving government forces encircled.

Yemen's civil war pits the Houthis against an uneasy coalition of sometimes rival military forces under the internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia and its allies.

The renewed clashes have added a new front to the Iran-US conflict, with the US rebuffing Saudi requests for military help to reverse Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast near Bab el-Mandeb last month ⁠and end the group's missile and drone attacks on their territory.

"The operation itself is significant because it's a turning point in the trajectory of the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition," said Ahmed Nagi, Yemen analyst at International Crisis Group.

"The biggest test will be when they move towards the mountains," he added.

RELIGIOUS AND REGIONAL FAULTLINES​

The Giants Brigade is a southern military formation originally formed by students at ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim religious colleges.

That background gives both a ⁠religious and regional edge to their enmity with the Houthis, who originate in north Yemen and belong to the Zaydi school of Shi'ite Islam.
The Giants have themselves fractured this year, splitting between factions backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, illustrating the internal divisions that have long beset the Yemeni government's efforts to fight the Houthis.

As well as further squeezing global trade routes after Iran's disruption of shipping in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, the conflagration in Yemen has brought the conflict more directly to Saudi Arabia, a US ally.

The Houthis have repeatedly targeted Saudi infrastructure, including airports, oil refineries and pipelines. Residents of the Saudi capital Riyadh reported hearing booms overnight and two of the kingdom's southern airports were targeted.
Saudi Arabia's intervention in the latest wave of fighting included intense air strikes on Houthi forces on Monday as the Giants Brigade advanced along the flat coastal strip towards Bab el-Mandeb.

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Sorry!
I focus solely on military strategy in warfare and do not express opinions on political issues.

Once war breaks out, no one is absolutely innocent; there is no such thing as absolute good or absolute evil.

All the morals, rules, and laws of human society are products of a state of peace. Once humanity is thrust into the meat grinder of war, the first thing it does is shatter these constraints, follow the hatred within, and kill the enemy. Only after the war has ended does the victor earn the right to speak of morals, rules, and laws......

It’s cruel, but it’s also reality!

 

[chinasun]

All of them?

Operational commanders need be taken out. These organisations rely massively upon mid-tier combat experienced cadre that are irreplaceable under sustained pressure.

Guerrillas often wear coarse cloth and hemp garments, looking indistinguishable from ordinary civilians; simply by their attire, it is impossible to tell who the commanders are and who the fighters are. Deeply rooted in the countryside and completely integrated with the villagers, even when in a village, it is very difficult to identify a true soldier from among the common villagers.

 

[clutch]

the Yemen war can get even more messy... The Saudis are desperate. They are bringing in extremist Al-Qaeda from Syria...

 

[clutch]

Pakistan and Turkey become useful idiots for Israel???

 

[Persian Gulf]

Karma

 

[Persian Gulf]