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Saudi-Backed Forces Launch Counteroffensive to Retake Bab al-Mandeb

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Southern Transitional Council-linked groups launched a counter-offensive on October 5 to retake Bab al-Mandeb.
The Southern Giants Brigades, led by Abd al-Rahman Abu Zaraa al-Muharrami, spearheaded the assault.
Pro-government forces reported cutting the main road between Mocha port and Bab al-Mandeb on Monday afternoon.
The January defeat of the Southern Transitional Council created a centralized anti-Houthi coalition that now includes the Giants Brigades.

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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Southern Transitional Council-linked groups launched a counter-offensive on October 5 to retake Bab al-Mandeb.
The Southern Giants Brigades, led by Abd al-Rahman Abu Zaraa al-Muharrami, spearheaded the assault.
Pro-government forces reported cutting the main road between Mocha port and Bab al-Mandeb on Monday afternoon.
The January defeat of the Southern Transitional Council created a centralized anti-Houthi coalition that now includes the Giants Brigades.