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2026-09-15 Arabia
Yemeni government-aligned forces reportedly repelling Houthi attempts to advance on several fronts, Saudi warplanes launch 54 airstrikes across 5 governorates

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NEW | Yemeni government-aligned forces are reportedly repelling Houthi attempts to advance on several fronts in southwestern Yemen on September 13. The current fighting between the Houthis and government forces takes place three days after the Houthis seized a significant stretch of Red Sea coastline near the Bab al Mandeb.

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Soddy Apaches enter the fight

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🚨 SAUDI APACHES ENTER THE FIGHT
Reports say Saudi Apache helicopters struck Houthi positions and concentrations on the Al-Mokha–Bab al-Mandab front, as Riyadh moves to stop the group from consolidating its advance along one of the world’s most strategic shipping corridors.

The Houthis’ push has already transformed Yemen’s western coast into a direct threat to Saudi Arabia—and to global trade.

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Yemen counteroffensive targets Houthi advance on Red Sea coast

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🚨 YEMEN COUNTEROFFENSIVE TARGETS HOUTHI ADVANCE ON RED SEA COAST

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces are carrying out sustained airstrikes around Mocha and Dhubab, targeting Houthi forces and equipment inside a designated “kill box” after the Iran-backed group’s rapid push toward the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The counteroffensive comes as the Houthis escalate missile and drone attacks against southern Saudi Arabia. Houthi footage also shows weapons, vehicles, surveillance systems and U.S.-origin equipment reportedly captured from abandoned coalition positions during their advance.

Saudi warplanes launch 54 airstrikes across five Yemeni governorates
[HodhodYemenNews] The front man for the Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, said Monday that Saudi enemy warplanes carried out 54 Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s across five Yemeni governorates over the past 24 hours, warning that the attacks will not go unanswered and will be met with a response and punishment.

In a brief statement posted on his official social media accounts, Sare’e said the Saudi enemy airstrikes targeted Taiz, restive Lahj
... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement
, al-Jawf, Ma’rib, and Hajjah.

He added that the attacks were carried out by F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets, which took off from Saudi enemy air bases in Khamis Mushait and Taif.

Sare’e stressed that the Saudi enemy’s attacks against the Yemeni people would not pass without a response, by Allah’s permission and power.

Footage shows military fortifications inside Yemen’s Mocha Port
[HodhodYemenNews] Recently released video footage reveals underground fortifications and military infrastructure inside the Red Sea port of Mocha, near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, according to a report published Friday by the Ansarullah’s al-Masirah television network.

The network reported that the imagery shows fortified barracks, underground shelters, and basements within the port complex.

According to the report, these facilities were utilized by Saudi forces—and previously by Emirati forces—as a command center to direct military operations in Yemen over the past several years.

The coverage further stated that Saudi forces had converted the commercial port into a fully integrated, heavily fortified military operations hub.

The report asserted that the facility functioned as a military base housing senior foreign commanders and troops, rather than serving purely civilian maritime purposes.

Maritime traffic in Bab Al-Mandeb remains smooth
[HodhodYemenNews] A Yemeni Transport Ministry official said that maritime traffic through the Bab al-Mandab Strait remains fully smooth, rejecting claims by countries involved in the aggression that Yemen’s maritime measures are threatening international navigation.

Speaking to Almasirah on Saturday, the official stated that Sana’a recorded 73 vessels crossing Bab al-Mandab over the past two days—36 on September 10 and 37 on September 11.

The official stressed that Yemen’s ban on Saudi maritime traffic has not affected the flow of international shipping through Bab al-Mandab, noting that the 73 vessels recorded over 48 hours represent 98.6 percent of the average traffic recorded before the ban.

The official said that the actual shipping figures refute the claim that international navigation through Bab al-Mandab is at risk, arguing that the data demonstrate the continued normal flow of maritime traffic through the strategic waterway.

Bab al-Mandab is a strategic maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the wider global shipping network. Yemen has imposed restrictions on Saudi-linked maritime traffic amid the ongoing Saudi-led aggression and blockade, while rejecting claims that its measures threaten international navigation. The latest shipping figures from Sana’a are being cited as evidence that commercial traffic through the strait remains largely uninterrupted. # id) ?>
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