MALI 🇲🇱 | Selon plusieurs sources, d’importants convois associant FAMa, Africa Corps, GATIA et MSA auraient été repérés en mouvement vers Kidal après une étape à Anéfis et Aguelhok durant le week-end
🔶 Ces mouvements interviennent alors que l’État-Major général des Armées maliennes communique depuis dimanche sur plusieurs opérations aéroterrestres dans le nord du pays.
💥 Ces opérations comprennent des frappes menées dimanche et lundi sur plusieurs positions, notamment à Kidal, Anéfis, Amassine et Tinzaouatène. Les opérations se poursuivent ce mardi
Les FAMa revendiquent, entre autres, la destruction d’une dizaine de pick-up, d’un camion et de plusieurs motos ainsi que la mort de nombreux terroristes
⚠️ L’association de défense des droits humains « Kal Akal » affirme quant à elle que des zones habitées ont été frappées, faisant au moins un mort parmi les civils, et que des familles auraient fui vers la frontière algérienne
ℹ️ Ces frappes aériennes auraient été menés à l’aide de drones Bayraktar TB2 ou Akinci d’origine turque, ainsi que par des moyens aériens associés à l’Africa Corps 🇷🇺
MALI 🇲🇱 | According to several sources, significant convoys combining FAMa, Africa Corps, GATIA, and MSA are said to have been spotted moving toward Kidal after a stopover in Anéfis and Aguelhok during the weekend
🔶 These movements come as the Malian Armed Forces General Staff has been reporting since Sunday on several air-ground operations in the north of the country.
💥 These operations include strikes carried out on Sunday and Monday on multiple positions, particularly in Kidal, Anéfis, Amassine, and Tinzaouatène. The operations continue this Tuesday
The FAMa claim, among other things, the destruction of about ten pickups, one truck, and several motorcycles, as well as the deaths of numerous terrorists
⚠️ The human rights defense association «Kal Akal» states for its part that inhabited areas were struck, resulting in at least one civilian death, and that families are said to have fled toward the Algerian border
ℹ️ These airstrikes are said to have been conducted using Turkish-origin Bayraktar TB2 or Akinci drones, as well as air assets associated with the Africa Corps 🇷🇺
NEW: The Houthis have, at least for now, prevented further Yemeni government advances northward on the Red Sea coastal plain. ISW-CTP is adjusting its previous assessment that Houthi forces on the coastal plain are collapsing in light of evidence in the last 24 hours indicating that the Houthis have stopped Yemeni government-aligned advances.
Other Key Takeaways:
A temporary pause in the Yemeni government ground advance provides both the Houthis and the Yemeni government with time to consolidate their combat forces and positions. The Houthis may use the current pause in government advances on the coastal plain to deploy more reinforcements to the operational area and strengthen defensive positions north of the frontline.
A successful Yemeni government counteroffensive in the mountains east of the coastal plain could support Yemeni government-aligned forces’ advances northward on the coastal plain.
Saudi naval and air forces targeted Houthi military and maritime assets on October 5 that the group could use to attack shipping in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, amid the broader Saudi and Yemeni air campaign to degrade Houthi strike capabilities and support Yemeni government-aligned forces.
The Houthis significantly expanded the scale of their attacks on Saudi military and civilian infrastructure on October 5, likely to compel Saudi Arabia to abandon its support for ongoing Yemeni government counteroffensives. The Houthis believe that they can maximize Saudi economic costs and compel Saudi Arabia to surrender to Houthi demands by striking civilian infrastructure, such as oil facilities and airports.
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) October 7, 2026
…last 24 hours indicating that the Houthis have stopped Yemeni government-aligned advances.
Other Key Takeaways:
A temporary pause in the Yemeni government ground advance provides both the Houthis and the Yemeni government with time to consolidate their combat forces and positions. The Houthis may use the current pause in government advances on the coastal plain to deploy more reinforcements to the operational area and strengthen defensive positions north of the frontline.
A successful Yemeni government counteroffensive in the mountains east of the coastal plain could support Yemeni government-aligned forces’ advances northward on the coastal plain.
Saudi naval and air forces targeted Houthi military and maritime assets on October 5 that the group could use to attack shipping in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, amid the broader Saudi and Yemeni air campaign to degrade Houthi strike capabilities and support Yemeni government-aligned forces.
The Houthis significantly expanded the scale of their attacks on Saudi military and civilian infrastructure on October 5, likely to compel Saudi Arabia to abandon its support for ongoing Yemeni government counteroffensives. The Houthis believe that they can maximize Saudi economic costs and compel Saudi Arabia to surrender to Houthi demands by striking civilian infrastructure, such as oil facilities and airports.
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Houthis are claiming that Abdulrahman al-Shamsani, commander of the 35th Armored Brigade, was killed during the fighting at Jabal Matran. They are also claiming that they seized weapons and secured the mountain.
Yemen’s government has denied both claims. The 35th Armored Brigade says al-Shamsani is alive and personally leading the fighting in the area, while government sources say clashes around Jabal Matran are still ongoing.
If the Houthis are able to hold Matran and push farther into Bani Yusuf, this becomes much more significant. It would strengthen their position on the southern approaches to Taiz and increase pressure on the corridor toward Aden. This is becoming an increasingly important focus for the Houthis in their military strategy; Iranian media has also been advertising wins freely before the Houthis even set foot there, so this is an important focus for IRGC.
Houthis are claiming that Abdulrahman al-Shamsani, commander of the 35th Armored Brigade, was killed during the fighting at Jabal Matran. They are also claiming that they seized weapons and secured the mountain.
Yemen’s government has denied both claims. The 35th Armored Brigade says al-Shamsani is alive and personally leading the fighting in the area, while government sources say clashes around Jabal Matran are still ongoing.
If the Houthis are able to hold Matran and push farther into Bani Yusuf, this becomes much more significant. It would strengthen their position on the southern approaches to Taiz and increase pressure on the corridor toward Aden. This is becoming an increasingly important focus for the Houthis in their military strategy; Iranian media has also been advertising wins freely before the Houthis even set foot there, so this is an important focus for IRGC.
-اعلنت قبل قليل القوات المسلحة اليمنية عن السيطرة على عدد من المواقع الاستراتيجية الحاكمة أبرزها سلسلة جبال "ثمد" و"القايمة" و"المقيلات" وعكد القايمة والرصيد والمساحات الصحراوية المحيطة بها. https://t.co/GD3u1fTcrS
- Battles are raging south of Marib across several fronts.
- Just moments ago, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced control over a number of key strategic sites, most prominently the "Thamd" and "Al-Qa'imah" and "Al-Muqaylat" mountain ranges, along with the Al-Qa'imah Ridge, Al-Rasid, and the surrounding desert expanses.
MORE: Government-aligned forces are already at Dhubab Airport, which is 54km from Mokha, and some local media have published uncorroborated footage of government-aligned forces entering Mokha after reported Houthi withdrawals. ⬇️
The retreat of Houthi lines at Mayyun (Perim) Peninsula northwards to at least Dhubab (a distance of approximately 30 km) suggests a major collapse, and there is no evidence currently that the Houthis have halted the collapse of their forces.
This collapse indicates that Yemeni government forces will be able to push the routed Houthis further north rapidly, possibly to and beyond Mokha if conditions hold. Indications that the Houthis have successfully brought the collapse under control south of Mokha would include sustained fighting in the same locations over some period along the coast.
ISW-CTP will continue to watch for indications that the Houthis have reestablished defensive positions. Local Yemeni media posted unverified footage reportedly showing Houthi fighters leaving Houthi-held positions north and east of Mokha city on October 5, suggesting that the collapse is ongoing and that the Houthis have not reestablished defensive positions after the initial collapse
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) October 6, 2026
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MORE: Government-aligned forces are already at Dhubab Airport, which is 54km from Mokha, and some local media have published uncorroborated footage of government-aligned forces entering Mokha after reported Houthi withdrawals. ⬇️
The retreat of Houthi lines at Mayyun (Perim) Peninsula northwards to at least Dhubab (a distance of approximately 30 km) suggests a major collapse, and there is no evidence currently that the Houthis have halted the collapse of their forces.
This collapse indicates that Yemeni government forces will be able to push the routed Houthis further north rapidly, possibly to and beyond Mokha if conditions hold. Indications that the Houthis have successfully brought the collapse under control south of Mokha would include sustained fighting in the same locations over some period along the coast.
Not certain of the provenance of the text, but even translated, it doesn't sound like Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] By nightfall, the Houthis had split the Taiz pocket in two. The southern portion collapsed overnight, marking the beginning of surrenders and weapons handovers.
Those encircled in the northern portion continue to resist, but are also losing ground. Furthermore, having secured the southern portion of the pocket, the Houthis have already launched an offensive to the southeast, advancing through the mountainous terrain.
The Taiz salient, which for many years was one of the most staunch sectors of the front, is rapidly disappearing. The Saudis have effectively lost several brigades, along with all their weapons and equipment. By the end of the week, expect extensive Houthi videos from the liberated areas, featuring trophies, prisoners, dead, and the like. During the offensive, the houses of the "speaker" of the Yemeni parliament and the house of the "president" of Yemen (who is hiding in Saudi Arabia) were captured.
Yesterday, the Saudis and their proxies tried to launch a major offensive to somehow alleviate the situation in Taiz. Attacks were launched in the area of Marib and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. In Marib, everything was limited to the capture of a small village in the desert. At the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a mechanized brigade quickly advanced towards Mokha and even reached the outskirts of Dhubab airport, but then Houthi reinforcements arrived and the invaders fled to their original positions with losses.
Big problems will begin for them after the Houthis finish with Taiz and begin to transfer their freed forces for new attacks. Against the backdrop of the Saudi military disaster, the Mecca Pact was activated - Turkey and Pakistan will begin to transfer troops to Saudi Arabia.
Will they directly intervene in the mountain war in Yemen - we'll see soon enough. It's also known that the Saudis are already receiving support from the US and Britain, who have sent additional military advisers and are assisting in the bombing of Yemen.
The Houthis, meanwhile, continue to retaliate against the Saudi bombings, targeting refineries, oil pipeline pumping stations, oil storage facilities, and airports. The Houthis also declared Saudi airspace no longer safe for flights (except in the Mecca and Medina areas).
Ironically, Saudi Arabia provoked all of this. In the summer, it shelled Sana'a airport when an Iranian plane landed there. This destroyed the fragile ceasefire and led to a resumption of high-intensity warfare, during which the Saudis have already suffered two military disasters in a month, as well as damage to their oil industry. The current hypocritical whimpers from Riyadh that the Houthis have destroyed the negotiation process are not... They're worth a damn.
Bin Salman underestimated the Houthis and is now paying for it.
Text by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin in italics
[ColonelCassad] Footage of Houthi precision strikes against intervention forces in Yemen.
A total of up to 200 intervention forces were reported killed and wounded as a result of this series of strikes.
Check out the precision of the strikes.
And the epic way one of the cars flipped over was just epic.
تتواصل العملية لتدمير البنى التحتية تحت الأرض في قطاع غزة: تدمير مسار تحت أرضي بطول كيلومتر ونصف
⭕️ تواصل قوات اللواء الشمالي، بقيادة الفرقة 99، وقوات الهندسة التابعة للقيادة الجنوبية العمل على تطهير منطقة شمال قطاع غزة، شرقي الخط الأصفر، من البنى التحتية الإرهابية.
⭕️ وخلال نشاطها، دمرت قوات اللواء، بالتعاون مع قوات الهندسة التابعة للفرقة، مسارًا تحت أرضي بطول كيلومتر ونصف.
⭕️ قوات جيش الدفاع التابعة للقيادة الجنوبية منتشرة في المنطقة وفقًا لمخطط اتفاق وقف إطلاق النار، وستواصل العمل لإزالة أي تهديد فوري.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) October 6, 2026
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The operation to destroy underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip continues: Destruction of an underground route one and a half kilometers long
⭕️ The Northern Brigade's forces, led by the 99th Division, and the engineering forces under the Southern Command continue operations to cleanse the area north of the Gaza Strip, east of the Yellow Line, of terrorist infrastructure.
⭕️ During its activity, the brigade's forces, in cooperation with the engineering forces under the division, destroyed an underground route one and a half kilometers long.
⭕️ Defense Army forces under the Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement plan and will continue operations to remove any immediate threat.
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate, in cooperation with Internal Security forces in Damascus countryside, arrested a senior Islamic State (ISIS) commander in Damascus countryside, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
The ministry identified the detainee as Khaled Raed Bairouni, also known as “Abu Hassan Dushka,” saying he was arrested during a security operation in Hajira town in Damascus countryside.
According to security information and ongoing investigations, Bairouni had served as ISIS’s military commander in its “Homs Province,” the ministry said.
It accused him of planning and overseeing several attacks in Homs, including the preparation and use of explosive devices as well as attacks with a sectarian nature.
The ministry also accused Bairouni of responsibility for the bombing that targeted Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs’ Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood last year.
Security forces are continuing to question the detainee to determine the details of his activities and complete legal procedures against him, the ministry said.
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QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s Anti-Narcotics Administration said on Tuesday it had foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of drugs into the Damascus countryside from Lebanon.
The administration said in a statement published on its official channels that the operation resulted in the seizure of 62 kilograms of hashish and 210,000 Captagon pills.
The seized narcotics were confiscated, while investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances of the case and track down those involved for prosecution, according to the administration.
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