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Military engineering teams continued sweeping the Bab al-Mandab area and removing mines and explosive devices on Friday, according to a military source. The work comes days after Yemen’s government forces announced that they had taken control of the area and Dhu Bab Airport, and began securing sites they said they had retaken on the western coast of Taiz governorate.
Military sources said the Giants Brigades attacked barracks housing Houthi fighters in Dhu Bab after a three-day siege and ultimatum. According to the sources, the Houthis sent military reinforcements by sea to their besieged fighters while intensifying missile and drone launches towards the Bab al-Mandab area.
Yemeni sources said that two air strikes targeted a Houthi radar station on Jabal al-Nabi Shu’ayb, west of the capital Sanaa. The sources identified the nature and location of the targeted facility, as well as the number of strikes against it.
Sources in Sanaa reported air raids on Al-Hafa camp and the former First Armoured Division camp. The report, published on 9 October 2026, named both military sites and said that the raids targeted both.
Fighting in Yemen is concentrated on the Taiz and western coast fronts, where government forces are seeking to consolidate their positions and continue advancing towards Mocha and Bab al-Mandab. This coincides with clashes in Mawza, al-Wazi'iyah and Kahboub, and intensified Houthi attacks around Taiz amid air strikes and counter-movements.
Southern Transitional Council President Aidrous al-Zubaidi said southern forces had regained control of Al-Mudharabah, Bab al-Mandab and Mayyun Island, describing the three locations as part of the southern border and stressing that the people of the south would not accept what he called the theft of the victories achieved by their armed forces.
Saudi Ministry of Defence spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced on Friday that three Houthi missile launchers had been destroyed in Yemen. The coalition said the Houthis had been using the launchers to threaten regional security.
Sources in Sanaa reported air strikes on Mount Attan, saying they targeted missile storage facilities and launch platforms. Information about the strikes and the nature of the sites targeted remains attributed to those sources.
Local sources reported air strikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on 9 October 2026, alongside heavy aircraft activity over the city. The published information about the development is based on local accounts that were not independently corroborated in the material.
An unidentified military source has accused the Houthi group of heavily laying mines in the Bab al-Mandab area, without providing published field evidence. The claim comes amid successive military developments around the strait, and after Yemen’s government forces announced control of the area on 5 October 2026, following an earlier incident in which they said they had disabled a naval mine in the passage.
Local sources in Sana'a reported new air strikes on military sites on Friday afternoon, following a wave of overnight bombardment that, according to local and security accounts, included the military academy, sites inside Sana'a airport and the Al-Nahdin camp. The strikes came amid an ongoing escalation between government forces and the Houthis as part of Operation “Dawn of Yemen”.
Yemeni military sources said government forces took control on Friday of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Mayyun Island with Saudi air support, after the Southern Giants Brigades fought Houthi fighters. Reports of ground advances and explosions in the coastal area preceded the announcement, alongside air cover provided by the coalition.
Clashes as part of the ‘Yemen Dawn’ operation continued for a fifth day, alongside intensive air strikes, fighting in Taiz and Marib, and Houthi attacks towards Saudi Arabia, while Yemen’s government forces announced that they had carried out 1729 military operations.
Yemen’s Taiz is facing severe shortages of fuel and food since the Al-Bireen route and other access points were closed on 4 October 2026, amid rapidly rising prices and disrupted supplies. The Statistics Office says the road closures affected 2.8 million people, while around 140,000 people have been displaced from front lines.
Aircraft belonging to the Yemeni armed forces targeted Houthi positions in Al-Shamayateen district, south of Taiz, as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen. The forces announced that they had carried out 1,729 targeting operations on several fronts, while advancing along the western coast and, according to their statements, taking control of positions overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The European Union has called on its member states to provide more warships to escort commercial vessels through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the Aspides mission needs at least 10 ships, as requests for protection increase amid escalating Houthi activity and disrupted maritime traffic.
Escalating fighting in Yemen has displaced more than 200,000 people, according to government estimates, while official field data recorded about 198,000 displaced people by the end of September. Displacement continued in early October as fighting expanded and humanitarian needs rose in affected governorates and areas receiving fleeing families.
Yemen's government forces launched Operation Yemen Dawn on 5 October 2026 to restore state institutions and retake the capital, Sana'a, alongside operations to secure Bab al-Mandab and Mokha. They announced advances and losses among the Houthis, while the Houthis denied any progress by the government forces on the western coast.
The Yemeni government discussed developments in Operation Dawn of Yemen in Aden and ordered heightened readiness and protection for vital facilities, while the Human Rights Ministry accused the Houthis of attacking Aden airport with two ballistic missiles and booby-trapped drones. The Houthis said the attack targeted Saudi military supplies at Badr Camp near the airport.
Yemen's government forces announced control of strategic high ground overlooking al-Mansoura Mountain in Al-Wazi'iyah District, Taiz Governorate, while the International Organization for Migration said fighting displaced more than 184,000 people between 1 August and 4 October 2026, amid rising casualties and expanding health and humanitarian needs.
Clashes between Yemen’s government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and the Houthi group have expanded to 18 of the country’s 22 governorates, with fighting intensifying in Taiz, Marib and Al Jawf. The World Health Organisation reported 959 deaths and 4,207 injuries since August, while nearly 198,000 people have been displaced.
Yemeni Prime Minister Shayea Mohsen al-Zindani said on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, that restoring state authority is linked to protecting the security of Yemen and the region and securing international navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. He made the remarks while following developments on the second day of Operation Yemen Dawn and speaking with military and field commanders on several fronts.
The Yemeni armed forces announced continued advances for a second day as part of Operation Yemen’s Dawn in southern Marib, saying they had seized positions, mountain ranges and desert areas. A military source said the fighting left dozens of Houthis dead, wounded or captured, and resulted in combat equipment being destroyed or disabled and a drone being shot down.
Yemeni government forces announced that they had taken control of mountain positions in Hayfan and advanced towards Al Wazi'iyah after retaking positions near Bab al Mandab, while the Houthis said they continued to retain their battlefield gains. The movements are significant because of the high ground overlooking routes leading to Mokha, alongside clashes in Taiz, Marib and Al Jawf.
