The Yemeni government forces recaptured Mucha, Saudi Arabia led the coalition to attack the Houthi armed forces, and the three countries launched a collective defense mechanism

Recently, after the Yemeni government announced the launch of large-scale military operations, the situation in the relevant areas suddenly heated up. The Yemeni government forces not only started a battle with the Houthi armed forces in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but also launched offensives in Red Sea port cities and other places, and announced on the 5th that they had regained the strategic location of Mucha. In addition, after the Saudi-led coalition announced its participation in the "Yemen Dawn" military operation, it also continued to attack military targets related to the Houthi armed forces. The Houthi armed forces launched three rounds of military operations against Saudi Arabia on the 5th. At the same time, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the "Mecca Defense Alliance" Strategic Political and Defense Committee in Riyadh on the 5th, announcing the activation of a collective defense mechanism and agreeing to deploy military forces in Saudi Arabia.

After announcing the counterattack against the Houthis armed forces

Yemeni government says it has regained Mucha

Yemeni government forces claim to have recaptured Red Sea port city of Muhar

Launch ‘strategic offensive’ against Sana’a

The Yemeni government forces stated on October 5, local time, that after fierce fighting, the government forces had recaptured the Red Sea port city of Muha in Taiz Province from the Houthi armed forces.

Military sources said that the two sides fought in many areas around Muhar, resulting in the death and injury of Houthi armed personnel. The government forces also captured many people and some others fled. Government forces are still pursuing the Houthi armed forces and conducting clearing operations in the recovered areas to ensure local security.

The Yemeni government forces also previously claimed that they had launched a "strategic offensive" against the capital Sanaa controlled by the Houthi armed forces.

The Houthi armed forces have not yet responded to the above statement.

Yemeni government forces claim control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Houthis say battle continues

Earlier on the 5th, the Yemeni government forces stated that they were advancing from multiple directions towards the Zubab area of Taiz Province in southwestern Yemen and had recovered multiple positions. Yemeni government forces say they have taken control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an important international shipping channel.

However, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces say the battle for control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait continues. The day before, Yemeni officials said that the Houthi armed forces controlled many important areas in Taiz Province and cut off the main access from Taiz to the southern port city of Aden, the temporary residence of the Yemeni government.

Saudi-led coalition announces participation in military operation

The armed conflict with the Houthis continues

Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia, announced on social media on the 5th that 100 fighter jets of the multinational coalition participated in the "Yemen Dawn" military operation early that morning and destroyed 324 high-value targets.

Maliki said that the coalition naval forces carried out military operations in Yemen's Hodeidah Province that day and struck military targets related to the Houthi armed forces. The operation destroyed targets such as weapons depots, ship storage facilities containing explosives, and naval mines, and foiled a planned attack on the southern waterway of the Red Sea.

Houthi armed forces say they will launch three rounds of attacks on Saudi Arabia

On the same day, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen issued a statement saying that in response to Saudi Arabia’s attacks on Yemen in the past 24 hours, the Houthi armed forces carried out three rounds of military operations that day, using a large number of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones to attack the King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the Saudi Aramco oil refinery in the Red Sea coastal city of Rabigh, as well as Abha Airport, Khamis Mushait base, the Al Qifa military camp in Asir province and multiple sensitive targets in Najran and Jazan provinces.

The statement stated that in the past 24 hours, Saudi Arabia launched 60 air strikes and missile attacks on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and many provinces including Jawf, Taiz, Hodeidah, Saada and Marib, causing civilian casualties including women and children. Since the situation escalated in early September, the total number of air and missile attacks launched by Saudi Arabia has reached 1,576.

Sabah, Baht and Turkey agree to launch collective defense mechanism

Deploying military forces in Saudi Arabia

On October 5, local time, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Mecca Defense Alliance in Riyadh and issued a joint statement announcing the activation of a collective defense mechanism and agreed to deploy military forces in Saudi Arabia.

The statement announced that the committee decided to immediately promote the implementation of collective defense commitments and take necessary measures to provide guarantees for the agreed military forces and related capabilities to ensure their rapid deployment in Saudi Arabia in accordance with the approved arrangements and the domestic laws of each member state. The statement said the move was aimed at improving combat readiness, military integration and the ability of the three parties to jointly respond to and contain threats.

The three countries strongly condemned the attack attempts targeting Mecca and Medina, as well as the continued attacks on Saudi cities, civilian and economic facilities, and emphasized their firm opposition to any behavior that violates or threatens Saudi Arabia’s security and territorial integrity.

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the "Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement" on August 7. The agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all three countries. On September 25, the military leaders of the three countries met in Riyadh to condemn the attack on Saudi Arabia by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.

Director System丨Tang Yi

Producer | Wen Fan

Editor丨Xie Chun Chen Shu

Reporters丨Zhang Yuchen Zhang Yaning