Conflict & Security
Yemeni forces press Bab al-Mandab offensive as Houthis strike Saudi Arabia
October 27, 2026 at 05:31 PM
3 reports · over 7 hours
MAMasrawy
القوات اليمنية: استمرار العملية العسكرية بمحور باب المندب واستهداف منظومات حوثية بالجوف
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SNSky News Arabia
معارك في باب المندب.. والسعودية تسقط صواريخ باليستية
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SNSky News Arabia
اليمن.. عملية عسكرية بغطاء جوي لاستعادة باب المندب
(opens the publisher’s site)Yemeni government forces are pressing an expanded operation to retake the Bab al-Mandab strait under Saudi air cover, while the Houthis claim strikes on Saudi territory.
- Yemeni government forces announced the continuation of the Bab al-Mandab operation, striking Houthi jamming systems and surveillance cameras in al-Jawf province.
- Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles the Houthis fired toward Riyadh.
- Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said his forces targeted Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry in Riyadh and the Ras Tanura refinery with ballistic missiles.
- Saudi Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki announced a military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen, destroying five missile-storage tunnels, four launch pads and a warehouse.