Following the latest developments, the clashes intensified on the Al-Kudha and Al-Ahkum fronts of Taiz province in the southwest, the Kehbub, Ras al-Arah and Babulmandeb regions of Lahij province in the south, and the southern and western fronts of Marib province in the east.
Due to the increasing tension, military movements and conflicts of varying intensities took place on the lines of contact in Al-Bayda, Al-Jawf and Ed-Dali provinces.
The situation remains relatively calm in the government-controlled provinces of Aden, Hadhramaut, Al-Mehra, Shabwa and Ebyen.
Mutual attacks on the fronts
In the statement made by the Yemen Armed Forces Press Center in Taiz, it was stated that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Houthis was shot down on the Al-Qudha front, and air strikes were carried out on Houthi positions and assembly areas on the Al-Ahkum front.
In the statement, it was noted that the clashes on the Kahbub front in Lahic and around Babulmandeb had intensified and that "Houthi elements and supply lines" in Babulmandeb were targeted.
According to the news in local and Arab media, many civilians were injured and vehicles were damaged as a result of the Houthis targeting a market place in the Ras al-Arah region of Lahij with a ballistic missile.
While mutual bombardment and clashes continued on the southern and western fronts of Marib, air attacks were carried out on Houthi positions in Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf.
Yemen Armed Forces Press Center also announced that UAVs belonging to the 5th Military Region hit Houthis' shelters and positions on various fronts.
On the other hand, Houthi Military Spokesperson Yahya Seri said in his statement yesterday that Saudi Arabian forces carried out 157 air and missile attacks against Al-Jevf, Taiz, Saada and Marib provinces in the last 24 hours, and the total number of attacks since the beginning of the latest tension reached 917.
Support and coordination to the fronts
Following the expansion of conflict areas, the Committee for Supervising and Coordinating Support and Assistance to the Fronts held its first meeting in the temporary capital Aden, chaired by Yemeni Presidential Council Member Salim al-Hanbeshi.
Minister of Youth and Sports Nayif al-Bekri stated that the government's aim is to transform support efforts from individual initiatives into an institutional structure that ensures the coordination of the government, local authorities, private sector and social components.
Bekri stated that in this context, food and medical aid convoys will be dispatched to the regions and support will be provided to the forces on the front and displaced civilians.
According to the announced mechanism, Aden is on the Ed-Dali front; Hadhramaut to Taiz; Lahic, to the West Coast; Ebyan to Al-Bayda; Al-Mahra will provide support to Al-Jawf, and Shabwa will provide support to Marib.
The number of displaced people exceeded 158 thousand
Increasing military tension also deepens the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
According to the report of the government's Yemen Refugee Camps Management Executive Unit, the number of internal immigrants registered in 8 provinces reached 158 thousand 109 people consisting of 23 thousand 550 families.
The province where the most displaced people took shelter was Taiz with 83 thousand 123 people. Taiz was followed by Lahij with 38 thousand 304 people, Aden with 15 thousand people and Hudaydah with 10 thousand 297 people.
Yemen government calls for the disarmament of the Houthis
At the high-level ministerial meeting held in New York, Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zube called for the disarmament of non-governmental armed groups, including the Houthis, to support state institutions and to respect Yemen's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Zube stated that the latest military escalation of the Houthis on the West Coast has led to civilian casualties and new waves of migration, and emphasized that the developments threaten the safety of navigation in the Red Sea and Babulmandeb.
The claim that the USA gave up on possible air operations
In the news based on some officials in the US press, it was claimed that US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to prepare for air strikes against the Houthis on September 17, after Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested help from the US, but later abandoned this decision.
It was claimed that an air operation would not be organized at the current stage.
Fuel crisis in Houthi-controlled areas
On the other hand, the fuel crisis is escalating in many regions of Yemen, including the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa.
The Houthis' increase in gasoline prices by approximately 10.5 percent in mid-September was recorded as the first price increase in the last 4 years.
Conflicts in Yemen
The conflicts that have escalated again in Yemen since July have noticeably changed the control map on the field.
After gaining control over the entire Hudaydah province, the Houthis advanced towards the west of Taiz and captured cities on the Red Sea coast such as Muha and the lines providing access to Babulmandeb.
The Houthis' capture of the city of Muha in Taiz on the Red Sea coast, as well as Hanish Archipelago, Meyyun Island and Zubab around the Babulmandeb Strait, caused a significant change in the conflict area.
