Giants Brigades lead southern Yemen fightback against the Houthis
Summary
On October 5, Yemeni government troops and the Southern Giants Brigades launched an attack against the Houthi armed group near the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The allied forces claimed to have cut off a key road, marking an important gain in their ongoing campaign to remove the Houthis from coastal areas they control.Key Facts
- The offensive began on October 5 near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, an important waterway for energy supplies.
- The Giants Brigades are linked to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), which supports southern independence.
- The Houthis, also called Ansar Allah, control key coastal regions and have support from Iran.
- Pro-government forces cut off the main road connecting Mocha port with Bab al-Mandeb, a major military success.
- The campaign aims to push the Houthis out of territories including the vital coastline they seized in September.
- The Giants Brigades have been a strong military force since 2017, partly armed and trained by the UAE.
- The brigades are led by Abd al-Rahman al-Muharrami, a southern Salafi fighter who joined Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council in 2022.
- This alliance shows cooperation between southern separatists and the internationally recognized Yemeni government against the Houthis.
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