Yemen Conflict Update, November 12: Houthi Advances in Lahj and Jabal Kahbub

May God be with you, my dear viewers. The latest developments in Yemen as of the morning of November 12.

The control map is changing again on the Lahj fronts, in Al- Mudharaba District and at Jabal Kahboub.

So, what is happening? Follow the details to the end.

We'll talk about what's happening on the fronts from Aden toward Marib, Al-Jawf, and Taiz.

There are many details, so try not to miss anything.

Let's start now with the operations along the coast.

Here, in this area on the Lahj fronts, there were two advances.

The first was toward the area in Al-Mudharaba District, right here in front of you.

This area saw the zones under their control linked up.

There had been activity since—you could say that the Houthis advanced toward this area and took control of it, linking it to the areas here that they took control of yesterday and earlier in this direction.

These operations led to control of this entire area in green in front of you.

As you can see, this area extends 12 and a half kilometers in depth.

Extending 14 kilometers along this direction.

These operations, if we can call them ongoing, and the operations in this direction are trying to advance toward the area here east along the border with Tur Al-Baha District and west along the area in the vicinity of the two beaches,

where, I mean, government forces that retreated in this direction some of them have settled and are trying to defend in different directions to prevent the Houthis from making any further advances along these areas, along these fronts.

And some others had retreated and withdrawn toward the coast and others, I mean, you could say, have left Al-Mudharaba Ras Al-Ara District.

These operations in the area here uh, if you can say, have become, you could say, uh…

They aren't advancing in an arrow shape.

The advance has become broad and wide, as you can see, rather than advancing only in an arrow shape in this direction.

Second, this advance in the area here It had helped the forces stationed in Jabal Kahbub improve their position.

How so? I mean, the government's pressure was focused more toward Jabal Kahbub.

The Houthis' advance in this area and their approach to the southern coastal route pushed the forces to start withdrawing and redeploying.

This made operations in Jabal Kahbub easier, so there was also an advance in that area.

But before we get to Jabal Kahbub, this area here is where operations are now largely focused, in an attempt to advance toward the coast and also to link the areas under their control to one another in this direction to secure more areas, and to prevent any attempts

by the government, meaning its forces, to advance farther inland toward these areas.

So this is the situation in this direction, in Al-Mudharabah Ras al-Arah District.

As for the west, toward Jabal Kahbub and the surrounding area There has been progress and control over all of this area shown in green in front of you, as you can see.

This area in front of you is seven kilometers deep and at most 2.73 kilometers wide.

Operations in this direction, as I mentioned earlier, are supported by the advances made in this direction.

You can see efforts there to reach the coast, but at the same time, there are also efforts to secure key points.

We're talking about the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Both sides are focused heavily on it, along with Jabal Kahbub.

They are also trying to maintain a kind of defensive line in Al-Mudharaba District so they can advance toward the coast.

This is what the Houthis appear to be focusing on: trying to advance in this area, trying to improve their position on Jabal Kahbub again, and through it support operations in this direction.

And all of this is interconnected. You can see how the forces move, and hear about how they shift from one area to another, from one front to another.

All of this affects one another. As for the Tur al-Bahah–al-Maqatirah axis, operations are still ongoing.

These operations, you could say, show their results through the control map.

The control map has remained unchanged here for days, because both sides are focused on preventing any breach on this front.

This really shows a strong focus on both sides, Both are focused on preventing any breach or opening any gap, or attempting to advance.

This remaining area here is what the Houthis need to gain full control of al-Maqatirah District.

They need to reach the end of the blue line here to declare it under their control.

And this is what government forces are trying to prevent by, you could say, sending reinforcements, focusing heavily, and holding the line firmly, and they also don't want an advance toward al-Arbadi, as it's extremely important.

We're talking about this area. So operations are still ongoing on a large scale and remain significant.

As for the southern fronts in Taiz, as for this direction, operations continued, with an additional focus on the entire area located here around Anbyan.

There are operations by both sides in this area.

Amid all this, operations continue on the Shuqab and Aqroud fronts in this area.

In addition to all that, there were missile strikes that had hit uh, the al-Burayqah area in Aden, in this direction.

Strikes, that is, which the Houthis had announced.

The Houthis had also announced a number of strikes toward al-Jawf, and of course toward Ghawān District in Ma'rib, as you heard.

That is regarding operations inside Yemen.

Amid all this, aircraft continued targeting Houthi deployment sites in various parts of Yemen.

In addition, there were strikes toward sites inside Saudi Arabia, aimed at an oil pumping station along the oil pipeline located here.

Uh, a drone strike at oil pumping station number eleven, in addition to other strikes.

Uh, so there were attempts toward areas in the southern region.

The coalition had announced the interception of two missiles heading toward Mecca.

The coalition also announced the interception of a drone heading toward the Eastern Province.

And as I told you, the Houthis made several attempts to launch strikes toward Taif, toward Khamis Mushait, toward other, uh, areas.

Let's wait for more details. My dear viewers, regarding what's happening between the United States, we're still waiting to see if there will be any kind of, uh, let's say, updates regarding the negotiations or perhaps the effort, and how he says he's ready to negotiate and shows good intentions.

We have to wait and see how things turn out regarding these talks.

Thank you, as always, for all your valuable time.

Thank you, as always, for all your support, and I invite you once again to keep following the channel.