UAE Strengthens Its Proxies in Yemen
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.
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.
Brigadier General Adnan Razeeq al-Qamishi, commander of the 5th Presidential Guard Brigade affiliated with Tareq Saleh, survived an assassination attempt early this morning. The attack resulted in the deaths of two of his companions and injuries to three others, including Razeeq himself.
Ongoing Yemeni military strikes in the Red Sea have nearly shut down operations at Israel’s strategic Eilat port. According to Israeli outlet Calcalist, threats and attacks targeting Red Sea shipping routes toward the Suez Canal have severely disrupted maritime trade.
A major assault by al-Qaeda militants targeted the 1st Logistics Support Brigade base of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in al-Mahfad district, Abyan province. The attack left four STC fighters dead and 14 wounded. Parts of the base and the local government building were also damaged.
On the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of Yemen’s October 14 Revolution—which led to the end of British colonial rule in 1963—Mahdi Al-Mashat, President of the Supreme Political Council, emphasized Aden’s historic role as the first site of anti-Zionist mobilization and a training ground for Palestinian fighters. He called on revolutionary and freedom-loving Yemenis in occupied provinces to uphold their ancestral legacy and Yemeni identity in resisting Zionist-backed forces.