Yemen Conflict Update, November 11: Houthi Advances in Lahj and Taiz

May God be with you, my dear viewers. The latest developments in Yemen as of the evening of November 11.

The control map is changing in three directions, both sides have advanced, on the fronts in Lahij, Taiz, Marib, and Al Jawf, with ongoing operations.

What else is happening in other directions?

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We’ll now begin with the operations along the front in Lahij Governorate, specifically the front in Al Mudharabah and Ras Al-Arah District, where there were two advances, which we can say were consolidated, and a third advance where the forces were unable to consolidate control.

What happened? First, the initial advance was along the area here around Bir Al-Tawsali.

In this direction, there were more and more advances toward the villages in this area.

Along this stretch, shown in green, the Houthis advanced and consolidated their control.

This is the area.

And this advance was 5.12 kilometers deep, extending roughly two and a quarter kilometers.

Operations in this area have brought them closer to the coast.

From this point, as you can see, all the way to the coast it is 23.8 kilometers in this direction.

These operations are ongoing, and they are also accompanied by strikes.

If you will, heavy pressure, missile strikes, and artillery support while air power tries to support government forces to prevent the Houthis from expanding their control.

Operations in this direction are ongoing, and it is not easy.

In one direction, there are mountains, and in another, open areas, so it is a battle over different terrain, if you will, and both sides are trying, I mean, to make gains.

The Houthis are trying to advance, while the other side is trying to retake what they lost, as operations continue.

This area I am talking about here, as you can see, is in Al-Mudharaba Ras Al-Ara District, in this direction.

In this direction, right here. East of the pink line is the Tur al-Baha District, so you can see attempts there to enter the district from several directions, north and west.

The other advance was in the vicinity of Al-Afaj, toward Al-Shatayn.

Here, as I told you a few days ago, there is a series of operations under way in the area.

These operations in this area led to the advance and control of all this area shown in green before you as you can see.

This advance is 6.72 kilometers deep and 6.63 kilometers wide.

Operations in this direction are still ongoing, and, as you can see, there are attempts to connect the areas under control.

There is an attempt to advance along the entire front shown here, and here in these directions, amid attempts to apply pressure.

So, advancing operations in this area are not easy.

And if you watched the morning video, here I always stress the need to follow and check the channel in case there is a new video so you don't miss the sequence of events, I told you, this advance here is a wedge-shaped advance,

and the government forces here are positioned on all sides in these areas, so you could say they have a chance to apply more pressure, but the Houthis tried to close off the area and link their areas of control together in these directions,

The control of this area was blown up and the advance in this direction, and they are trying to take additional areas that will help them, I mean, uh, let's say to free up more forces, spread out better, and take up positions that could be better for them,

while the government forces are focusing on operations in directions toward Jabal Kahboub.

But we haven't finished with the area here.

There was also an advance in this direction, the advance I mentioned, from the Al-Suraih junction toward Huwayrib along this area, There was more pressure in this direction toward these areas as a whole.

These operations have been ongoing since morning, as those who follow me know.

These operations were accompanied by missile strikes.

To put pressure on the deployment of government forces in the area.

These operations can also be said to not be isolated. As we said, they are accompanied by and coincide with other operations, At the same time, the forces stationed here, if we include the gray area, are sixteen and a half kilometers away,

but technically and practically, the forces and the establishment of control are still far off, so they are more than twenty kilometers away, and the operations are still ongoing. But this is just some additional information for you.

I’ll say again, the forces are actually more than twenty kilometers away from here to here.

In addition, in another direction, here at Jabal Kahbub, between the administrative borders of Lahj and Taiz governorates, this is Lahj Governorate, and here is Taiz Governorate, the government-aligned forces are still trying to advance along the area.

These attempts across this entire area are still ongoing.

There are attempts to gain further ground by advancing from different directions, But so far, the control map has not changed.

Each side has operations focused in a particular direction, and the other side—meaning both sides— have some defensive lines, they have, you could say, a defensive posture so they don't lose more ground or allow any breach in the front lines.

As for the Taiz direction, government forces advanced along the Sarari axis in this direction, and the control map was adjusted.

Government forces advanced in this area toward Dabrah and al-Nabani, and took control of this area.

This area is one and a half kilometers deep and 850 meters wide.

There seem to be attempts to put pressure toward al-Saraya and to, I mean, encircle it or pressure it from three directions to force it to retreat farther and farther.

There are also operations along this entire area, and if you remember, I told you in several videos in the past, there was pressure across this entire area from the air, and aircraft are also operating behind the front lines.

The areas in this direction, meaning they believe Houthi forces move through these areas, so aircraft patrol this entire area at all times to prevent any reinforcements from Taiz to Lahij or from Lahij toward Taiz.

As for the other areas, the Houthis had announced that they had managed to drive an F-15 fighter formation out of the skies over Sanaa.

In the direction of Saudi Arabia, the coalition had announced the interception of three cruise missiles heading toward the Riyadh region, as well as announcing the downing of two drones heading toward the southern region and Mecca.

On the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab issue, G7 foreign ministers today stressed the importance of continuing to support maritime security in the region and assisting the Yemeni government in building its capabilities.

The statement praised the role of the two European naval missions, Operation Aspides and Atalanta, in protecting commercial ships and sailors.

In the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.

The G7 foreign ministers also confirmed today their support for regional mediators' efforts to reach a settlement that addresses concerns about Iran's nuclear program and regional security.

They explained that the G7 countries will continue coordinating economic and political pressure on Tehran if no diplomatic solution is reached.

The ministers also called on Iran to resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and affirmed that the relevant international sanctions would remain in force.

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