According to Yemeni military sources to the media, Yemeni government forces today launched an attack on a Yemeni Houthi position in the town of Zubab, which overlooks the Strait of Mande. The “Giant Brigade”, which belongs to the Yemeni government forces and is involved in the fight against the Houthis, said that the first batch of its troops has arrived in the Mander Strait region. Zubab is a coastal town in Taiz province in Yemen. It is close to the Mander Strait and is across the sea from Pilin Island within the strait. The Mander Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is the “throat” connecting the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Controlling the town of Zubab and Pilin Island is the key to controlling the Mander Strait. On September 11 this year, the Houthis entered the town of Zubab, and Yemeni government forces withdrew from Pilin Island. Chairman Rashad Alimi of the President of Yemen, which exercises presidential powers, delivered a speech on October 4 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, announcing the launch of military action against the Houthis to seize territory under their control.

According to Yemeni military sources to the media, Yemeni government forces today launched an attack on a Yemeni Houthi position in the town of Zubab, which overlooks the Strait of Mande. The “Giant Brigade”, which belongs to the Yemeni government forces and is involved in the fight against the Houthis, said that the first batch of its troops has arrived in the Mander Strait region. Zubab is a coastal town in Taiz province in Yemen. It is close to the Mander Strait and is across the sea from Pilin Island within the strait. The Mander Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and is the “throat” connecting the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Controlling the town of Zubab and Pilin Island is the key to controlling the Mander Strait. On September 11 this year, the Houthis entered the town of Zubab, and Yemeni government forces withdrew from Pilin Island. Chairman Rashad Alimi of the President of Yemen, which exercises presidential powers, delivered a speech on October 4 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, announcing the launch of military action against the Houthis to seize territory under their control.