Giants Brigades launch attack on Bab al-Mandab to retake it from the Houthis

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1. 18 Oct 2026, 09:27 Yemeni sources told Sky News Arabia that the Giants Brigades launched a new attack on the Bab al-Mandab area in Yemen, with no details on the outcome of the attack or the extent of casualties.
2. 18 Oct 2026, 11:19 Reports said the Bab al-Mandab strait had entered a new phase, referring to an attack aimed at retaking the area from the Houthis.
3. 18 Oct 2026, 11:52 Yemeni sources told Sky News Arabia that the Giants Brigades' attack on Bab al-Mandab aims to retake it from the Houthi group, coinciding with intensified clashes on other fronts in western Yemen, including strikes on Houthi gatherings in Jabal Han and around the 35th Armored Brigade at the old airport west of Taiz, following an attack by the group on neighborhoods of the old airport. The escalation follows the Houthis' seizure last September of strategic coastal areas.

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