What's Brewing in Mocha? Houthis Deny Losses, Claim Riyadh Airport Attack
Government forces said they cut Mocha’s supply route as the Houthis denied losing ground and claimed strikes on Riyadh airport and an Aramco refinery.
- On Oct 5, the Houthis struck Riyadh airport and an Aramco refinery while denying territorial losses; military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed they "have full control over all their advances on the ground."
- Yemen's government forces claimed late Oct 5 they achieved "victories on several fronts" after declaring a counter-offensive; military sources refrained from confirming Mocha's capture, stating they cut the supply route instead.
- The conflict has displaced more than 184,000 people since fighting renewed in July, prompting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to express deep concern about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
- Saudi Arabia's civilian aviation authority reported at least three people wounded in attacks on Jazan and Najran airports on Oct 5; Pakistan and Turkey pledged military support under a mutual defence pact.
- Independent verification of battlefield claims remains difficult as the conflict, which flared in July, opens a new front in the wider Middle East war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
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The Houthi statements come as Yemen's military said it had removed the pro-Iran group from areas around the Bab al-Mandab strait, a Red Sea chokepoint, and the port city of Mocha. Fighting across Yemen has killed more than 270 government troops and Iran-backed Houthi fighters over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP on Tuesday.
In his Telegram message, Yahya Saree also stated that the Houthis still have full control over all the areas that have just been captured.
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Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory
Sanaa – Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. After declaring a counter-offensive, government forces claimed Monday to have pushed the Houthis out of the Bab al-Mandab area, a key shipping route in the Red Sea, as well as the port city of Mocha, which was captured last month. Claims by both sides have been impossible…
London: Arab Jerusalem and agencies: Fighting escalated on a number of Yemeni fronts yesterday, particularly in Ta ' izz, Ma ' rab and Al-Jawf, amid an exchange of declarations of progress and control over strategic positions, in conjunction with a humanitarian attack on Saudi airports, and a Saudi bombing of Houthi-controlled areas, one of which resulted in the death of an entire family in Hajjah governorate. Yemeni government forces …
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