Government of Yemen claims to have regained narrow in the Red Sea

“ Athe forces of the Giants and the Homeland Shield managed to take control of Bab el Mandeb,” said the official spokesman for the Armed Forces, Colonel Mayed al Nuzaili, who stressed that Dhahian airport is under the control of government forces.

In the “large-scale operation to attack Huthi capabilities and elements”, the road between Dhahian and Moca is cut and “a strict fire control” was imposed.

“ Hundreds of the besieged are Huthi elements in the Dhahian area and must surrender to government forces,” he said in a statement, indicating that “some elements” of the rebels fled in boats by sea.

For its part, the Saudi Arabian-led Yemen coalition confirmed its participation in the operation in support of the Yemeni government with about a hundred combat planes that destroyed “324 high-value targets”.

“ We guarantee the air protection of the Bab el Mandeb Strait, and the action against mobile targets continues,” said coalition forces spokesperson Turki al Maliki, confirming air support to support Yemeni armed forces on the ground will remain “24 hours a day.”.

The military coalition led by Riyadh announced today that it will join the offensive launched on Sunday by the Yemeni government against pro-Iran Huthis fighters, mobilizing 100 fighter planes to carry out attacks at dawn.

On Sunday, the Huthis cut off a fundamental route connecting Taez, a large city in the southwest, and now surround Aden, where the internationally recognized government headquarters are located.

In September, the Huthi movement inflicted major setbacks on Yemeni government forces and their Saudi ally, strengthening, inter alia, their dominance over Bab el-Mandeb's narrow strategic.

However, the World Health Organization (WHO) today stated that the escalation of the conflict in Yemen has caused 5,166 victims, including 959 deaths, since August 6, a crisis extending to the east of the country, with a strong increase in cholera and an increasing risk that the situation worsens.

In its sixth progress report, covering the period from 27 September to 02 October, the UN agency indicated that in those six days 685 new victims (564 injured and 121 killed), representing an average of 114 per day, against the 101 of the previous period.

Taez, in the southwest, became the most active combat front after the fighting had reached the city itself.

According to the organization, the fighting continues on the coast and the first reports of victims arrived this week from Hadramut and Al Yauf.

The WHO has warned that communications failures and security risks prevent real-time data from being obtained on both sides of the front line, so the numbers should be considered a minimum value.

Furthermore, the WHO does not have access to the areas under the control of the de facto Huthi authorities.