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Al Mukha

Also known as Al Mocha, Al Mokha, Al-Mokha, Al-Mokha Port, Mocha, Mokha, Mokha Port

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UPDATED YEMEN MAP: Operation Yemen Dawn, October 5

Major movement along Yemen’s western coast today.

Yemeni government forces captured Dhubab Airport and Al Omari Base. Fighting has now reached Mokha, according to Al Arabiya. The Dhubab t...

UPDATED YEMEN MAP: Operation Yemen Dawn, October 5

Major movement along Yemen’s western coast today.

Yemeni government forces captured Dhubab Airport and Al Omari Base. Fighting has now reached Mokha, according to Al Arabiya. The Dhubab to Mokha road has been cut, with Houthi forces reportedly surrounded in Dhubab.

The Houthis are advancing around Taiz, capturing Al Turbah and pushing toward Al Nashma, threatening the Taiz to Aden route.

Government forces are also advancing in Marib and Al Jawf under heavy Saudi air cover, with around 100 aircraft reportedly involved in operations.

Mokha is now a key battlefield. Its loss would threaten the Houthis’ remaining position along the southern Red Sea coast and Bab el Mandeb.

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🟦 Yemeni government forces
🟥 Houthi forces
🟧 Contested
➡️ Government and Houthi advances
✈️ Saudi airstrikes
💥 Active battlefield

Source: OSINT613 monitoring

Military situation map titled 'Operation Yemen Dawn' dated October 5, 2026, showing territorial control between Yemeni Government Forces and Houthi Forces, with markers for contested areas, advances, Saudi airstrikes, and active battlefields across Yemen. Source credited to OSINT613 monitoring.
Al Arabiya Houthis Aden Al Jawf Governorate Al Mukha Al Nashma Al Turbah Al-Omari military camp Bab el-Mandeb Strait Dhubab Marib Red Sea Saudi Arabia Taiz Yemen
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YEMEN AND SAUDI ARABIA: WHERE THINGS STAND

The Houthis have taken Mocha, Dhubab and Mayyun Island, giving them positions along both sides of the Bab al Mandeb. They have also deployed forces to Zuqar and the Hanish Islands farther north.

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YEMEN AND SAUDI ARABIA: WHERE THINGS STAND

The Houthis have taken Mocha, Dhubab and Mayyun Island, giving them positions along both sides of the Bab al Mandeb. They have also deployed forces to Zuqar and the Hanish Islands farther north.

The Houthis now threaten the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia increasingly depends on after Iran closed Hormuz. Traffic through Bab al Mandeb has already fallen 46%, while oil prices have climbed above $100.

The rapid government withdrawal also left the Houthis with a major weapons haul. Footage shows them capturing U.S. supplied Oshkosh M ATVs, multiple mine resistant armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition previously delivered to Saudi backed Yemeni forces. The full inventory remains unclear.

Saudi Arabia is responding with a major air campaign. The Houthis claim more than 300 strikes across Yemen over 5 days, although Riyadh has not formally acknowledged the operation.

The Houthis are also striking inside Saudi Arabia. They claim missile and drone attacks against King Khalid Air Base and the Sharurah base. Saudi authorities confirmed that a projectile struck Al Tuwal, wounding 2 people and damaging a mosque and nearby buildings.

On the ground, Yemen’s Aden based government forces are trying to recover western Taiz and the Red Sea coast. Units that withdrew from Mocha are regrouping in Marib, but divided command remains a major problem. The government camp still operates through roughly 8 competing military structures.

Nearly 86,000 people have been displaced since the fighting intensified, with more than 2,000 crossing into Djibouti.

The frozen Yemen war is over. The Houthis now control the Red Sea coast, are striking Saudi territory and have captured U.S. supplied equipment while positioning themselves across the kingdom’s most important alternative oil route.

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Houthis Al Mukha Bab el-Mandeb Strait Dhubab Djibouti Hanish Islands Iran King Khalid Air Base Marib Mayyun Island Red Sea Saudi Arabia Strait of Hormuz Taiz Yemen
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Yemen, September 7-10, 2026. Government forces announce gains inland across Jawf, Marib and al Bayda while Houthi forces push south down the Red Sea coast through Hays, al Khawkhah, Mawza and al Waziyah toward Mocha. Arrows show general reported axes, not surveyed lines. Claims unverified.

OSINT613 conflict map of Yemen titled 'Two Wars at Once, 7-10 September 2026,' showing government/Saudi-backed advances and reported Houthi advances across multiple locations including Sanaa, Marib, Taiz, Hodeidah, and Mocha with color-coded arrows on a satellite base map.
Houthis Al Jawf Governorate Al Khawkhah Al Mukha Al-Bayda Al-Wazi'iyah Hays Marib Mawza Red Sea Yemen
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