• Western Gate & Bir Basha: Houthi units have consolidated the Al-Dhabab highway from the west. After clearing the outer ring (including Central Prison and Wadi Dhabab Mosque [1]), they halted at Harat al-Dhahrah, pushing the frontline to the outskirts of the fortified Bir Basha district. Northern and eastern sectors remain in operational freeze.
• Vertical Siege (Jabal Sabr): Houthi units seized Hasban, Sanamat, Zanam, Ras al-Naqil, and Dhi al-Barah, clearing pro-Aden pockets on Jabal Sabr. They captured Al-Sarari village [3] and are advancing toward Jabal Al-Arous. Controlling this summit grants Houthi command total fire-control overwatch and artillery dominance over Taiz City.
• Southern Buffer (Al-Misrakh): The situation is contested due to info-warfare. While Houthis claim a link-up, PLC media released video of Al-Hifaz Brigade commanders in the Al-Misrakh district center, claiming a stable pro-Aden presence after a night ambush reportedly neutralized Houthi columns [2]. The pocket is isolated but active.
• Southern Breakthrough (Lahj): Houthi forces seized Jabal Hawab and Jabal Haruz along the Al-Madaribah & Ras al-Ara frontlines. This pierces the PLC’s primary defensive line, threatening to sever the logistics corridor between Aden and the southwest littoral.
• Strategic Interdiction: Coalition aviation executed late-night strikes on Houthi rear-guards at Al-Arsum, Al-Maraziqan, Shari' al-Sittin (North), Jabal Al-Mun'im, Tebat Al-Khalwah (West), and the Special Security Forces Camp (East). Precision strikes hit Naqil al-Zarbi (Haifan) to disrupt reinforcements heading to Lahj.
➡️ Taiz faces an imminent 360-degree lockdown. The potential fall of Jabal Al-Arous provides lethal vertical overwatch of the urban center, while the Lahj breakthrough threatens to cut pro-PLC relief columns from Aden. Ali Al-Nassi's map [1] confirms the compression of inner defensive lines around the Central Prison and Wadi Dhabab highway.
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