— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 WATCH: The demolition of Ali Taher filmed by IDF soldiers

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Alerts in Abha and Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇸🇦/🇮🇷/🇾🇪 NEW: About 100–200 U.S. military advisers are now on the ground in Saudi Arabia providing real-time intelligence and targeting support against the Houthis, according to CNN

A joint forces command was set up in recent weeks after Iran ramped up support for Ansarallah, including deploying hundreds of IRGC officers to Yemen to coordinate the military campaign against Mocha.

The U.S. is sharing a Maven-like targeting tool and geospatial support but is not directly participating in strikes or refueling Saudi jets.

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Eyes on Marib the next few days.

Local tribes have approached Ansarallah & expressed willingness to stage an offensive against the PLC.

— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Yemen situation update

– Dhubab: The status of the city is currently unclear; it seems that Saudi-backed forces have completely withdrawn from the city, but Ansarallah has not decided to enter it yet. As a result, the city is stuck in somewhat of a ‘no man’s land’. For all practical reasons, the city has already fallen to Ansarallah and they can enter Dhubab whenever they wish, which is why it has been marked green on the map. Periodic Saudi airstrikes against the city still continue.

– Mayun Island: Despite various reports over the past few hours, there has been no visual confirmation that the island has fallen to Ansarallah. Until then, we can neither confirm nor deny its capture, and must wait for verification.

– Al-Shuqayra: Ansarallah have captured the crossroads. Furthermore, the adjacent Jabal Nuhan is also being threatened.

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— 🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Two vessels have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz 4 nautical miles west of Oman.

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— In a few moments, an important operational update on the status of Dhubab. Stay tuned.

—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Today, for the first time, Yemen struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, which carries crude oil from Abqaiq to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast

Multiple fire hotspots were detected at six points along the pipeline route at roughly the same time, around 17:56 UTC.

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Ansarallah continues its offensive towards Taizz, engaging in fierce battles with Saudi-backed PLC forces

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Ansarallah have captured the town of Dhubab

While the capture of Mayun Island and Murad are also widely reported by most outlets, I cannot yet say with certainty unless footage is shared tomorrow.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪/🇦🇪 BREAKING: Clashes have erupted on the outskirts of Aden between Saudi-backed PLC forces that had withdrawn from Mokha and former UAE-backed forces

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— NOTE: The clashes erupted after PLC forces based in Aden (formerly UAE-backed STC) refused to allow PLC forces withdrawing from the North to enter the city with their weapons

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: As I estimated, clashes are still ongoing on the Red Sea islands, including Zuqar — and most likely Mayun (Perim) as well

This contradicts reports that the strategic islands have been fully captured by Ansarallah.

However, the situation for the Saudi-backed mercenaries on these islands is very bad, and they will almost certainly fall to the Houthis within the next 24 hours.

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—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦 UPDATE: The remaining PLC soldiers in Greater Hanish, Lesser Hanish, and Zuqar islands have negotiated their surrender with Ansarallah (the Houthis)

About 2,000 soldiers across the three islands will be handed over after dawn. Their safety and passage has been guaranteed, in accordance with the Presidential pardon.

We should see footage surfacing in the morning that confirms Ansarallah’s control over the islands.

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 The current situation in Yemen, Bab Al-Mandab front

The map is a bit conservative, showing Mayun Island and Murad still under PLC control, which I believe is accurate as of now (due to lack of evidence for the contrary).

That’ll likely change in the morning.

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From what I can tell, holes are starting to show in the PLC’s defensive lines west of Taizz, Al-Dhabab.

This will become more clear in the next 24 hours, inshaAllah.

Goodnight for now.