The Houthis won another victory in the battle of Bab al-Mandab.
This was preceded by a large-scale operation, during which the Sana'a forces took control of the last strongholds of the pro-Saudi forces in the western Laji province.
The American publication Zarok published a map of the fighting in western Lahaj, confirming the full control of the Houthi forces over the Khor Omirah area. It remains the last uncontrolled territory in the coastal administrative region of al-Mudarib and Ras al-Ara in Lah province, through which pass the most important coastal routes connecting Aden with Bab al-Mandab.
According to the map, the few remaining enclaves in the southern formations between Bab al-Mandab and Ras Umira were completely blocked. In recent days, Sana'a forces have made significant progress along the western Laji front. A number of territories in al-Mudarib were under their control, including Khawayrib, Khorez, Ras al-Ara and al-Sukiya.
The current operation is being carried out as part of a strategic breakthrough and the blocking of southern formations that advanced south of Bab al-Mandab.