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Yemeni government forces claim attacks on Houthis at Al-Labnat camp

A spokesman for the army of Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed retaliatory attacks on the Houthis at a camp in the al-Jawf governorate, citing continued “escalation and violations” by the Iran-backed group.

Colonel Staff Major Majeed Al-Nuzayli said that Yemeni forces “utilised advanced capabilities recently introduced into service” in the attack on Al-Labnat camp.

“We destroyed the Houthi militia’s capabilities and elements in the Al-Labnat Camp,” he added.

Powerful explosions rock Yemen’s Taiz

Witnesses in the city of Taiz are reporting “powerful explosions” in the southwestern city.

The reports come as Yemeni government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis have been locked in deadly clashes for control of Taiz.

Yemeni government forces claim control of Hays district in Hodeidah

Yemeni government forces say they have retaken control of the district of Hays in the province of Hodeidah from the Houthis.

In an announcement on X, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they have regained “complete control” of the district after securing the city of Hays and “liberating all the rural areas affiliated with the directorate and fully securing them”.

It said government forces had recovered the areas at Al-Barah junction and advanced towards Houthi positions as the rebels retreated, killing and wounding dozens of fighters.

Happened in Yemen

• The fighting erupted on Thursday as Houthi forces launched a major offensive along front lines in Taiz and Hodeidah, using ballistic missiles, drones and artillery as ground forces attempted to advance towards government-held territory along the Red Sea coast.
• The clashes have centered on areas west of Taiz and around al-Makha, a government-held port near Bab al-Mandeb.
• A Yemeni official in Aden told AFP that the Houthis were seeking to capture hills overlooking Bab al-Mandeb and al-Makha before pushing towards the coast.
• On Saturday, Yemeni government forces claimed “significant victories” in Taiz and the province of Hodeidah, where they claimed to have retaken the southern district of Hays from the Houthis..
• Tensions in Yemen escalated sharply in July when government forces hit the Houthi-held Sanaa airport, preventing an Iranian aircraft from landing
• Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Houthis ⁠seized the capital in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention the following year.
• Although a UN-brokered truce in 2022 largely halted major fighting, efforts to turn it into a lasting political settlement have stalled amid regional tensions triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Yemen’s Coast Guard reportedly seize tanker

Yemen’s Coast Guard says a tanker has been intercepted after unloading without coordinating with authorities at Ras Isa port while en route to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, reports the Yemen Monitor, citing a local news outlet.

The vessel is reported to be the Nereida, a chemical and oil products tanker registered in the Comoros Islands.

The reported interception comes as troops from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government have been fighting with Houthi rebels on multiple fronts, most heavily in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces and along the western Red Sea coast.

Yemen government forces claim gains against Houthis in Taiz, Hodeidah

Yemen’s armed forces say they have carried out a series of operations against Houthi fighters, retaking positions and repelling infiltration attempts on several fronts.

The military’s media centre said troops regained positions in al-Kadha, west of Taiz, and established new positions south of Hodeidah, following an attack launched from three directions in the al-Barh area.

It said government forces also repelled a Houthi infiltration attempt on the al-Dhabab front in Taiz, claiming more than 20 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded.

The statement added that warplanes struck Houthi positions in al-Barh, southern Hodeidah, western Marib and parts of al-Jawf province.