Ansar Allah has reportedly seized control of the Aden-Taiz route in Yemen, but the claim was later contested by pro-Saudi forces, which say they repelled the attacks while remaining under heavy pressure.
The battle is centered on the route’s major bottleneck — the 7-km-long Hejat al-Abd mountain pass, which serves as a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden where the pro-Saudi Yemeni administration is based. It is also a critical supply route for Taiz, a city near the Houthi-controlled port city of Mokha on the Red Sea. If Hejat al-Abd is blocked, the main southern overland connection between Taiz and Aden could effectively be severed.
If Ansar Allah secures lasting control of the Taiz-Aden route, it could further tighten its hold around Taiz and significantly pressure Saudi-backed forces.
Meanwhile, on September 24, the Houthis carried out a military operation targeting Saudi military positions in the Jizan region, including command centers, weapons depots, and troop concentrations.
The operation came amid an increase in Saudi attacks on Yemen’s border areas in Saada and Hajjah.
💬 “The operation resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of Saudi enemy reinforcements, including Yemenis and Sudanese, as well as dozens of Saudi personnel and officers,” Ansar Allah’s military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, stated on Thursday.
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