Yemeni Forces Control Dhubab and Advance Towards Al-Mokha

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As the Yemeni forces advance northward along the western coast with air cover, military sources reported that the government forces have taken control of Dhobab and continue their advance towards the city of Mokha.

The sources also indicated today, Monday, that elements of the Houthi militias are besieged in the Bab al-Mandab sector and on the island of Meon. They noted that the government forces captured dozens of Houthi elements and headed towards the Al-Amari camp.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni armed forces announced that the National Shield and the Giants Brigades are carrying out a wide operation with air cover.

They also indicated that they have liberated the Dhobab district and continue to advance according to the approved plans in the battle to end the coup.

A government military source clarified earlier today that Yemeni forces have regained areas surrounding Bab al-Mandab, in southwestern Yemen, and have come close to completely cutting off the supply line of the Houthi group to the Dhubab area, in a military operation that has been ongoing since the morning under heavy air cover. The source stated that units from the Giants Brigades and the National Shield Forces, supported by tribal fighters, entered Dhubab Airport and the new Victory Road after executing a maneuver from behind the village of Al-Suqiya, according to the German news agency (dpa).

He also indicated that the forces executed a well-planned ambush that separated the Houthi forces present in Bab al-Mandab from those in the Dhubab area. He added that the joint forces managed to cut the road linking Al-Suqiya with the Al-Amari camp, which, according to field information, led to the encirclement of Houthi elements in the Bab al-Mandab sector and on Meyun Island.

Additionally, it was confirmed that several Houthis were killed and a large number of them fled their positions, while the joint forces captured several prisoners, noting that the joint forces are currently heading towards the Al-Amari camp.

Furthermore, he spoke about the continuation of military operations on the western coast under air cover amidst "significant progress by the joint forces and the surrender of many Houthi elements."

These developments came a day after the announcement by the President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, regarding the start of military operations to reclaim what remains of the republic's territory and to establish the authority of the state and its institutions over the entire national territory, following what he described as the exhaustion of opportunities for a ceasefire.