Houthi advances in Lahij raise multi-front pressure on Yemen government

Per ISW analysis, recent Houthi advances in Lahij Governorate are part of a campaign meant to stretch Yemen's internationally recognized government across multiple fronts. This is new relative to the earlier Al-Jawf-focused reports, which cover FPV drone strikes and the Al-Shaqab pocket fighting.

Middle East · Yemen · Saudi Arabia · Ground combat

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• NEW: Recent Houthi advances in Lahij Governorate are part of a Houthi campaign that is designed to confront the internationally recognized gov't of Yemen w/ simultaneous dilemmas intended to undermine (ISW)
• 🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️🇾🇪- After weeks of fighting, PLC and pro-government forces continue to hold onto their positions in the Al-Shaqab area and have succeeded in repelling Ansarullah’s attempts to eliminate the… (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 - Ansarullah publish footage of the targeting of PLC and affiliate forces using "Shuath" FPV drones in northern Yemen's 'AlJawf'. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇾🇪🇾🇪⚡️ — Ansar Allah has released footage showing Shuwaz FPV drone strikes targeting vehicles and personnel belonging to the Yemeni National Army (YNA) east of Al-Jawf. @OSINTWarfare (osintwarfare on Telegram)
• Al-Jawf becomes new hotspot in Yemen war between government forces, Houthis (Al Jazeera)
• Saudi-led coalition intercepts a missile as fighting rages in Yemen’s al-Jawf (Al Jazeera)

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