On October 5, the Houthis in Yemen posted two videos on social media platforms. Allegedly, the content of the armed forces using a new homemade attack drone called “Shawaz” in actual combat and firing homemade ballistic missiles into the neighboring Strait of Mande region — the Houthis claimed that the missiles “carried out a devastating blow” to enemy military assembly sites. On the same day, the “Giant Brigade”, which belongs to the Yemeni government forces and is involved in the fight against the Houthis, also posted a video, allegedly filmed in the area of Zubab town, a strategic location near the Strait of Mande in Yemen's Taiz province, and claimed that these regions had been taken back from the Houthis. Yemeni government forces also claimed later in the day that they had recovered the important Red Sea port city of Muha in Taiz province from the Houthis. However, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sareya said via social media platforms today that the Houthis still maintain control over all recently captured regions, and that the “enemy” touted its so-called “victory” only to appease supporters behind the scenes.

On October 5, the Houthis in Yemen posted two videos on social media platforms. Allegedly, the content of the armed forces using a new homemade attack drone called “Shawaz” in actual combat and firing homemade ballistic missiles into the neighboring Strait of Mande region — the Houthis claimed that the missiles “carried out a devastating blow” to enemy military assembly sites. On the same day, the “Giant Brigade”, which belongs to the Yemeni government forces and is involved in the fight against the Houthis, also posted a video, allegedly filmed in the area of Zubab town, a strategic location near the Strait of Mande in Yemen's Taiz province, and claimed that these regions had been taken back from the Houthis. Yemeni government forces also claimed later in the day that they had recovered the important Red Sea port city of Muha in Taiz province from the Houthis. However, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sareya said via social media platforms today that the Houthis still maintain control over all recently captured regions, and that the “enemy” touted its so-called “victory” only to appease supporters behind the scenes.