Saudi-backed government forces retreated from the Ras al-Ara area towards the outskirts of Aden.
The Houthis: captured the areas of Ras al-Ara (formerly the central gathering point of government forces for attacks on Bab al-Mandab), al-Hajf, Khor al-Amira, al-Sadaf and al-Suqiya.
The Houthis are currently in southern Yemen, in a city that is the largest in the region and less than 100 km from Aden, the center of government forces.