12 days ago · Yemen
Yemen government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Euronews, The Straits Times World, and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Yemen. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 13:23 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Yemen government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Operation Yemen Dawn, backed by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook the town of Dhubab just north of the strait, as the Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Yemeni government forces seize control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, minister says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Picked up by Euronews
Yemen government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.