Yemen Conflict Update, November 10: Fighting in Lahj, Taiz, Marib and Al Jawf

My provinces, Lahj and Taiz, of course, within Al-Mudharaba District, Ras al-Ara, on the Lahj side, there was— May God be with you, dear friends. The latest developments in Yemen as of the evening of November 10.

Operations continue along the fronts of Tur al- Baha, Al- Mudharaba, and Jabal Kahbub in the directions of Lahj and Taiz, as well as on the southern Taiz fronts, at the Al-Shaqab and Al-Aqroud fronts, in addition to continued operations toward Marib and Al-Jawf.

What's happening? There are many details we'll discuss, along with additional points.

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Let's begin now with the operations in the directions of this area in Al-Mudharaba and Ras al-Ara District.

What stood out on the front today was that there had been an operation since morning to advance toward Dhubab Airport, but at the same time, in the directions of the eastern part of Al-Mudharaba District, toward Al-Majzaa and Al-Afaj,

after the Houthis had taken control of them a few days earlier, attempts to advance in this area continue, further and further.

In an attempt to link the areas they control from the two shores in this direction, and from east of the two shores, in an attempt to control this entire area.

They are trying to advance as far as possible in this direction, to get closer to the coast, as you can see, after advancing in this area.

So there is a major focus by the government forces not only on defense, but also on trying to reclaim what they lost in recent days.

So this front has come under heavy pressure.

There were also missile strikes here that the Houthis had announced several times in Al-Mudharabah Ras Al-Arah District on these fronts, in an attempt to put increasing pressure on the government forces.

Also along the Kahbub front here, on the administrative border between Lahj and Taiz governorates, specifically within Al- Mudharabah Ras Al- Arah District on the Lahj side, there were ongoing attempts to advance by the government forces along these mountains in this direction,

and to take control as much as possible, and apply increasing pressure on the areas located here.

These areas, if you recall, had previously been advanced into by the Houthis, and operations continue on this front, but without any changes to the control map.

But both sides are focusing heavily on making gains and, you could say, at the very least, holding on to what they have gained, and preventing the other side from advancing.

On the Tur al-Baha front, attempts continue here, you could say, across a wide area as well.

We’re talking about an axis stretching from al- Sawaliha toward Jabal Ar in this area.

Both sides are attempting to advance, but as I told you, here you can see that there are, I mean, there really are attempts by both sides to defend as much as possible the points they control and hold their positions as firmly as possible so they can try to push farther forward from there.

So, for days now, this area has seen attempts by the Houthis to advance toward al- Arbali, while, in response, there have been attempts by the government government forces to advance toward al-Sawaliha in this area.

The control map between Al Maqatirah District and At Turbah District has not changed.

In addition, regarding other fronts, my dear viewers, there were advances along the area in several directions, uh, in Taiz, toward the Al Shaqab-Al Aqroudh front, both sides made attempts to advance, but these operations began along the area here in Kahlan.

There were attempts by the Houthis to advance on the Kahlan front.

No gains were made. Government forces repelled them.

In turn, there were also attempts to apply pressure toward the area here along the line by government forces, but they made no progress either.

These operations, as I told you this morning, are continuing along the entire line here, stretching from Jabal Al Jumayma all the way to the Al Aqroudh front.

In addition, regarding the fronts in Marib and Al Jawf, there were further attempts along these two fronts here, with ongoing attempts along the Marib front, Ragwan District.

Specifically, toward Azdas, this entire area is witnessing, I mean, operations by both sides to advance toward each other's positions.

We're talking about several points, I mean, both sides are trying to move through them in an effort to make gains.

There are still, you could say, government forces holding Azdas and the surrounding villages, while Houthi forces are trying to advance farther toward the north and south.

Amid all this, there were, I mean, airstrikes by warplanes on Houthi positions in an attempt to push them back.

Likewise, along the area there were Houthi strikes aimed at hitting any movements and reinforcements coming into the area.

In Al Jawf, near Ragwan district in Marib, operations are still ongoing.

Here we're talking about an area that, you could say, is no easy terrain. I've explained it to you several times, an open area, with some hills overlooking these open spaces.

Movement in these areas is not easy, and so, I mean, it is also somewhat exposed to aircraft.

So there are efforts to hold defensive positions as much as possible to prevent government forces from advancing toward these hills and taking control of them.

Of course, you can see that in recent days the battle has been from one hill to another in this area, which gives an indication of what is happening and the state of this front.

As for other developments, the Houthis issued announcements about strikes toward Riyadh and toward the Qiq area in this direction, uh, of course, they announced them.

In contrast, there were, I mean, announcements concerning the Gulf states.

They had approved the opening of an advance command, the Unified Military Command in Kuwait, and the allocation of suitable forces to it.

In addition, in the direction of the Strait of Hormuz, there were announcements by the UAE's ADNOC that one of its ships had sustained damage in an attack in the territorial waters of the UAE, while the Iranians separately announced that three tankers had been hit after striking sea mines in the strait.

Also, there was a recent report of a tanker being hit east of Lima in the Sultanate of Oman.

Also, regarding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Secretary of State said they have a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, He confirmed that.

In addition, Qatar condemned the strikes Saudi Arabia is facing.

And as a reminder, my dear viewers, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced today that he had asked the United States' partners in the Group of Seven to increase their involvement in protecting commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz,

and said he had raised the issue during the meetings, but had received no response from his counterparts, adding that Washington would continue its efforts to protect navigation, and that some countries may be considering taking part.

He explained that several allies require the fighting to stop before providing minesweepers or additional naval assistance.

And the new development he—here, I mean, is Rubio's explicit announcement that he received no commitments during the Paris meetings, Nor an announcement of a maritime alliance or the deployment of additional ships.

My dear friends, that's all for now. I'll update you later if there's any news.

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