Corroborated: Houthis claim FPV drone strikes on Saudi-backed forces in Ma'rib

Corroborated · Ma'rib, Yemen · 2026-10-22 13:35 UTC

The Houthis say their drones struck vehicles, personnel and equipment of Saudi-backed forces in Ma'rib governorate, naming the Southern Giants Brigades and Yemeni National Army, and released footage; one account says the first target was a T-55AM2 tank. Tasnim News relayed the Houthi claim with Al-Masirah footage, @MenchOsint attributed the attacks to the Houthis, and @bonzerbarry posted a video it says shows PLC vehicles being destroyed.

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Verification

Corroborated: 2 independent sources.

Details by origin

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Detail	Reported	Reported by	Status
What happened	Drone strike	@MenchOsint (X); Houthis (via @OSINTWarfare (X), Tasnim News (Telegram)); consistent with it: @bonzerbarry (X)	Reported by 2 independent origins
Place	Ma'rib, Yemen	@MenchOsint (X); Houthis (via @OSINTWarfare (X), Tasnim News (Telegram)); @bonzerbarry (X)	3 origins listed, counted as 2 independent
Who did it	Houthis	@MenchOsint (X); Houthis (via @OSINTWarfare (X), Tasnim News (Telegram))	Reported by 2 independent origins
Who did it	Ansar Shuwaz	@bonzerbarry (X)	One origin, unverified
Target	Saudi forces and allied fighters	@MenchOsint (X); Houthis (via @OSINTWarfare (X), Tasnim News (Telegram))	Reports differ
Target	PLC vehicles	@bonzerbarry (X)	One origin, unverified
Target	Southern Giants Brigades and Yemeni National Army vehicles, personnel and equipment	Houthis (via @OSINTWarfare (X), Tasnim News (Telegram))	Reports differ

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Sources

@MenchOsint (X), 2026-10-22 13:35 UTC
@bonzerbarry (X), 2026-10-22 13:43 UTC
Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-22 13:44 UTC
@OSINTWarfare (X), 2026-10-22 14:20 UTC

Changes

2026-10-26 19:13 UTC: Unverified
2026-10-28 13:14 UTC: Unverified to Corroborated

First reported 2026-10-22 13:35 UTC; last updated 2026-10-28 13:14 UTC.

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