[Regnum] Yemeni government forces have regained control of the Zubab region, located near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This was reported by the Saudi Arabian television channel Al Arabiya.
According to military sources, on October 5, Yemeni units of Al-Amalik (Giants Brigades) and Dar al-Watan (Shield of the Homeland), with the support of national resistance forces, liberated the Zubab region and strategic positions near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the west of Taiz province.
It was reported that government forces outflanked enemy positions from the Qahbub Mountains with air support. Fierce fighting raged in this area before the capture of Zubab. As a result of the offensive, the Yemeni army was able to almost completely cut off the Houthi supply lines and routes leading to the strait.
On October 4, Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Governance Council, announced that Yemeni authorities had launched a military operation to liberate the country from the Houthis. He stated that the decision was made after authorities had exhausted all avenues for a peaceful resolution. He stated that the Houthis had responded to de-escalation efforts by mobilizing forces, escalating aggression, and threatening civilians, neighboring countries, and international shipping lanes.
The armed conflict between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen has been ongoing since August 2014. On July 13, Yemeni Houthis attacked the international airport in Abha in retaliation for a Saudi air strike on Sana'a Airport. This violated the ceasefire between the Saudis and the Iran-backed Houthis, which had been in effect since 2022. A week later, Yemeni Houthis announced the beginning of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. In their statement, they warned that they reserved the right to a comprehensive escalation in response to Riyadh's actions.
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Yemen's armed forces announced the start of an operation to liberate Sana'a from the Houthis.
Yemen's armed forces have launched a military operation to liberate the capital, Sana'a, from the Houthi movement Ansar Allah. This was announced on October 5 by Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Governance Council of Yemen.
"Operation Yemen Dawn has begun to restore state institutions, liberate the capital Sana'a, and stop the Houthi terrorist coup," al-Alimi said on South24 TV.
Earlier, representatives of the Saudi-led coalition stated they would continue to assist Yemen's armed forces in the fight against the Houthis to regain control of the country's territory. On October 5, Yemeni military officials announced they had regained control of territories in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, as well as the airport in the Zubab district of Taiz province.
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The Houthis claimed to have established control over the residence of the Yemeni leader.
On October 5, the Shiite Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement announced it had established control over two districts in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, including the residence of Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Governance Council.
"Enemy formations have been driven out of the Al-Maafir and Al-Mawasit areas in Taiz province," the Houthi armed forces said on their Telegram channel.
Al Masirah TV showed footage of the seizure of al-Alimi's apartment building, on the roof of which Houthi fighters hung a Yemeni flag.
Fighting with the Houthis continues across the Taiz governorate
Yemen’s Vice Foreign Minister Ambassador Mustapha Noman @MustaphaNoman, who is from the besieged governorate of Taiz, just posted this as fighting with the Houthis continues across the governorate
— Basha باشا (@BashaReport) October 5, 2026
“Time and again, Houthi militia leaders fail to understand that force alone is not enough to achieve their objectives. They repeatedly ignore the lessons of history. Taiz, like other Yemeni cities, has come to see them as ‘invaders,’ ‘occupiers,’ and ‘conquerors’ of what was once called land of ‘kharaj.’
“They may capture a village here and another there, but they will find no friends, no welcome, and no acceptance of their presence. They are operating among communities that remember a painful history of bloodshed, violations, and the seizure of property and agricultural harvests produced through the labor of those once treated as ‘ra’iyah,’ or subjects.
“Houthi leaders imagine these areas will submit to them, while ignoring that they are operating in communities that reject their presence. They will leave broken, having created even deeper resentment and a greater desire for retribution against them and those who collaborated with them.
‘[Quoting a Quranic verse] And those who have wronged will come to know to what return they will return.’”
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Yemen’s Vice Foreign Minister Ambassador Mustapha Noman
@MustaphaNoman
, who is from the besieged governorate of Taiz, just posted this as fighting with the Houthis continues across the governorate
“Time and again, Houthi militia leaders fail to understand that force alone is not enough to achieve their objectives. They repeatedly ignore the lessons of history. Taiz, like other Yemeni cities, has come to see them as ‘invaders,’ ‘occupiers,’ and ‘conquerors’ of what was once called land of ‘kharaj.’
“They may capture a village here and another there, but they will find no friends, no welcome, and no acceptance of their presence. They are operating among communities that remember a painful history of bloodshed, violations, and the seizure of property and agricultural harvests produced through the labor of those once treated as ‘ra’iyah,’ or subjects.
“Houthi leaders imagine these areas will submit to them, while ignoring that they are operating in communities that reject their presence. They will leave broken, having created even deeper resentment and a greater desire for retribution against them and those who collaborated with them.
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 5, 2026
The Houthis have lost the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
An alliance made up of the Southern Armed Forces (UAE-supported) and the National Shield Forces (Saudi-supported) alongside units from the Tihamah Resistance and Al-Subaihi tribes launched a major attack this morning and took back Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab from the Houthis.
The flag of South Arabia now flies over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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The Houthis have lost the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
An alliance made up of the Southern Armed Forces (UAE-supported) and the National Shield Forces (Saudi-supported) alongside units from the Tihamah Resistance and Al-Subaihi tribes launched a major attack this morning and took back Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab from the Houthis.
The flag of South Arabia now flies over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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