The air defense of the Yemeni armed forces succeeded in downing an F-15 fighter jet in the skies over Marib province.
Yemeni armed forces announced in a statement that, in response to the continuation of the Saudi regime’s aggression against Yemeni soil, they carried out a military operation against the Sharorah military base north of the Al-Wadiah crossing.
In continuation of the advances by the Yemeni army and popular committees in the country’s southwest, Mayun Island has come under the control of the Yemeni army. With this, full control over the strategic Bab al-Mandab waterway has fallen into the hands of the Sana’a-based government.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced in a statement today that, following numerous attacks on East-West pipeline stations in the Riyadh and Medina regions on the morning of Thursday, September 10, the East-West pipeline has been shut down as a precautionary measure. The statement also noted that several people were injured as a result of these attacks.
Yemen’s air defense, during these strikes, shot down a Wing Loong drone over Al-Bayda Governorate and a CH-4 drone over Al-Jawf Governorate.
Hani Masour, a media figure affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council and based in Abu Dhabi, claimed that STC forces remain deployed at their military positions in Ras Abbas, Al-Jalaa, and Badr base, as well as at the port of Aden, the city’s exit gates, and government institutions in Khormaksar district.
In recent years, Africa has become a key arena for competition among major and middle powers, each aiming to expand their political and economic influence. This trend is driven by motives such as the continent’s rich natural resources, including mines and rare earth elements, leading to intense rivalry and proxy wars like those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. The main losers are often the host countries’ interests and their populations. Sudan exemplifies this trend, notably with the UAE’s involvement. The Horn of Africa—comprising Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Ethiopia—holds strategic importance due to its proximity to the Red Sea and its role in global trade routes. Its closeness to Yemen and the Bab al-Mandab Strait further amplifies competition, especially among Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
In recent days, U.S. military drones have carried out three targeted assassination operations against members of Al-Qaeda and possibly Islamic State (ISIS) in the provinces of Marib and Al-Mahrah, located in central and eastern Yemen.
Armed forces affiliated with the internationally recognized (exiled) government, acting on orders from Shabwah’s security command, opened fire on supporters of Southern Transitional Council (STC) gathered outside the Shabwah governorate building in the city of Ataq. The incident reportedly resulted in an unspecified number of casualties among the southern supporters.
A Yemeni man named Mohammed Ahmed al-Haddad, from Dhi al-Sufal district in Ibb province, was killed while fighting as a foreign recruit in the Russia–Ukraine war during Ukrainian army attacks.
The Saudi-led coalition has released information claiming that Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council, fled to the United Arab Emirates following recent defeats in eastern and southern Yemen.
With Saudi air support, forces of Yemen’s government-in-exile have taken control of the provinces of Abyan and Aden.
