Corroborated · Lahij, Yemen ·
Yemeni military sources and Houthi-aligned outlets say Yemeni forces captured parts of Ras al-Ara and al-Mudharibah in Lahj governorate, Yemen, on 15 November 2026, to secure the Bab al-Mandab strait. Reuters (headline only) and Middle East Spectator report that anti-Houthi forces retreated from the Ras al-Ara area toward Aden, and Al Mayadeen attributes the retreat to the Giants Brigades. Figures are the claimants' own: tens of thousands of Saudi-backed fighters defeated, over 3,000 km² captured, hundreds of fighters taken prisoner and an airport seized.
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Verification
Corroborated: 3 independent sources.
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Independently reported
- What happened: Ground operation · 3 origins
- Place: Lahij, Yemen · 3 origins
- Target: Saudi-backed Al-Amaliqa and Dir' al-Watan forces · 3 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- Who did it: Houthis · 3 origins, reports differ
- Who did it: Al-Amaliqa and Dir' al-Watan forces · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: Saudi coalition gatherings · 3 origins, reports differ
- Target: Al-Amaliqa and Nation's Shield forces · 2 origins, reports differ
- Time: 15 Nov (local date) · 2 origins, not corroborated
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Ground operation | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)); Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic); Forwarded post (https x com i status 2121933028628857190) (via @MenchOsint (X)); @wfwitness (Telegram); Reuters; Middle East Spectator (MES) | 7 origins listed, counted as 3 independent |
| Place | Lahij, Yemen | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)); Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic); consistent with it: Forwarded post (https x com i status 2121933028628857190) (via @MenchOsint (X)); @wfwitness (Telegram); Reuters; Middle East Spectator (MES) | Reported by 3 independent origins |
| Time | 15 Nov (local date) | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)) | 2 origins, not corroborated |
| Who did it | Houthis | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic); Forwarded post (https x com i status 2121933028628857190) (via @MenchOsint (X)); Middle East Spectator (MES) | Reports differ |
| Who did it | Yemeni military | ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | Yemeni army | ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | Al-Amaliqa and Dir' al-Watan forces | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | Saudi-backed Al-Amaliqa and Dir' al-Watan forces | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)); Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic); @wfwitness (Telegram) | 4 origins listed, counted as 3 independent |
| Target | Saudi coalition gatherings | ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)); Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic); Forwarded post (https x com i status 2121933028628857190) (via @MenchOsint (X)) | Reports differ |
| Target | Al-Amaliqa and Nation's Shield forces | Al-Mayadeen (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram) (via @farsna (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | Ras al-Ara and al-Mudhaba districts | Houthis (via @isna94 (Telegram), @tabzlive (Telegram), Iran in Arabic) | One origin, unverified |
1 more value not shown.
Sources
- Al Mayadeen English (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @MenchOsint (X),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- Al Mayadeen English (Telegram),
- Reuters,
- Middle East Spectator (MES),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
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