Yemen coastal counterattack Kais reports regained ground

Oct 5

Roi Kais reports that Saudi-aligned Yemeni forces, in Operation Dawn of Yemen, regained territory around Bab el-Mandeb that the Houthis seized in recent weeks. He qualifies the gain by describing Houthi advances on the Taiz front, continuing attacks toward Saudi Arabia and the difficulty of reaching Sana'a. A source linked to a Saudi-aligned faction expects Pakistan to provide some assistance if the campaign continues. Kais says the UAE and Qatar are willing to provide some financing, Turkey is less keen to participate and the US is less militarily involved than Riyadh wants. Possible Israeli intelligence involvement is conditional. The report establishes no completed Pakistani deployment, capture of Sana'a or ceasefire.

Oman TV reports the Yemeni government's Operation Dawn offensive on northern, western and southern fronts, encompassing Sana'a, and its armed forces' claims to Bab al-Mandab, Dhubab Airport and Mocha. It attributes to the Saudi-led coalition an air operation involving 100 fighter jets and more than 300 targets. The bulletin says Al-Alimi announced the operation the previous day and recalls earlier Houthi claims to coastal territory and parts of Taiz. These are competing military accounts, without independently resolved control. CCTV's October 5 account also reports the named offensive on three fronts, the government's western-coast gains and the Saudi-led coalition's claimed air operations. It preserves Houthi sources' denial of government progress around Dhubab and their claim that fighting over Bab al-Mandab continues. The competing claims and Oman TV's recall of earlier Houthi gains are retained; these reports do not establish an independently verified current control map. Kan's October 5 Roi Kais account describes the same Operation Dawn gains around Bab el-Mandeb, continuing Houthi advances on the Taiz front and Saudi-bound launches, and difficulty reaching Sana'a. Faction sources expect possible Pakistani assistance if the campaign continues; Emirati/Qatari financing willingness and possible behind-the-scenes support remain reported prospects, not completed deployments, financing or verified territorial control.