Sunday 30 November 2025 - 14:22
Al-Qaeda Motorcyclist Taken Out by U.S. Drone in Marib
A U.S. drone strike on a motorcycle in the outskirts of Marib resulted in the deaths of two al-Qaeda members.
A U.S. drone strike on a motorcycle in the outskirts of Marib resulted in the deaths of two al-Qaeda members.
Following a tribal council meeting in the Al-Aleeb area of the Hadhramaut plateau, the Hadhramaut Tribal Council issued a statement placing the Hadhramaut Protection Forces on high alert and granting them full authority to take immediate and preemptive action against any external forces entering the province.
Opposition media to the Ansar Allah movement claim that Abdul Karim Amir al-Din Hussein al-Houthi, the Interior Minister of the Sana’a government and uncle of the Ansar Allah leader, was injured in Israeli strikes on Sana’a and remains under treatment in hospital. Reports suggest his health condition is critical.
Local media in Shabwah province report that the United Arab Emirates has delivered around 400 Toyota Land Cruiser 2025 vehicles to the Shabwah Defense Forces.
The vehicle carrying Nabil Shamsan, governor of Taiz in the Saudi-backed government, along with Abu Bakr al-Jubouli, commander of the al-Tur al-Bahah axis, was attacked by unidentified gunmen in the Najd al-Bard area, south of Taiz province.
According to local sources in Shabwah province, a U.S. MQ-9 drone carried out two airstrikes targeting the location of an al-Qaeda member in Wadi Khura, situated in the district of Markhah al-Sufla in southwestern Shabwah.
As reported in Israeli media, following the failure of airstrikes targeting Yemen’s energy and service infrastructure, Israeli intelligence agencies have shifted their focus toward recruiting informants and gathering field intelligence to disrupt Yemen’s military support for Palestine.
On November 3, American drones struck a motorcycle linked to al-Qaeda operatives in the Al-Shabwan area, located in northern Marib province. The primary target of the strike was Abu Muhammad al-Sanaani, a senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He was wounded in the attack and died hours later due to severe bleeding and injuries sustained.
Following recent operations by the UAE-backed Giants (Amaliqa) Brigades along Yemen’s southern coast and amid speculation about potential U.S.-Emirati military plans targeting Ansar Allah positions, American and Emirati advisors conducted an inspection of the Giants Brigades to assess their readiness and military capabilities.
Forces from the 2nd Brigade of the Giants (Al-Amaliqa), under the command of Brigadier General Hamdi Shukri, claim to have intercepted a small vessel named Boom after monitoring the waters of the Gulf of Aden.
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak during his official visit to Moscow.
The MV Falcon is a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker that caught fire in October 18 after being struck by an unidentified projectile near the coast of Ahwar in southern Yemen, within the Gulf of Aden. The vessel, sailing under the flag of Cameroon, was en route from Sohar Port in Oman to Djibouti. Reports suggest the cargo was Iranian and intended for delivery to Yemen.
