Corroborated: Houthis say they expelled Saudi forces from Dhubab and Black Mountain fronts in Taiz

Corroborated · Dhubab · 2026-10-27 21:00 UTC

The Houthis' Yemeni Armed Forces claim that Saudi forces were expelled from the Dhubab and Black Mountain fronts in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, on 27 October 2026, as relayed by the ME Observer Telegram channel on 28 October. The OSINT account @MenchOsint shared footage that it says shows Houthi fighters expelling Saudi-aligned forces from multiple fronts in Taiz Governorate; the footage's provenance is unknown. No other source has confirmed the claim.

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Verification

Corroborated: 2 independent sources.

Details by origin

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Detail	Reported	Reported by	Status
What happened	Ground operation	ME Observer (Telegram) (via MintPress News (Telegram)); @MenchOsint (X)	Reported by 2 independent origins
Place	Dhubab	ME Observer (Telegram) (via MintPress News (Telegram))	One origin, unverified
Place	Taiz Governorate, Yemen	@MenchOsint (X)	One origin
Time	28 Oct (local date)	ME Observer (Telegram) (via MintPress News (Telegram))	One origin, unverified
Who did it	Houthis	ME Observer (Telegram) (via MintPress News (Telegram)); @MenchOsint (X)	Reported by 2 independent origins
Target	Saudi-aligned forces	ME Observer (Telegram) (via MintPress News (Telegram)); @MenchOsint (X)	Reported by 2 independent origins

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Sources

ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 15:02 UTC
@MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-28 16:35 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 16:43 UTC
MintPress News (Telegram), 2026-10-28 16:56 UTC

Changes

2026-10-28 15:20 UTC: Unverified
2026-10-28 16:43 UTC: Unverified to Corroborated

First reported 2026-10-28 15:02 UTC; last updated 2026-10-28 17:01 UTC.

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